The Sri Lankan Government today reacted strongly to the attempts by the US authorities to elicit information on alleged war crimes during the recently concluded war from the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS)General Sarath Fonseka who is currently on a private visit to the US. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollogama today briefed the media on the issue and said that while the Government of Sri Lanka strongly stands behind the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka, General Fonseka has no authority to divulge or share information with third parties, which he may have become aware of during his course of his duties, as these has the ‘status of privileged information’ .He added that Government of Sri Lanka will under no circumstances; authorize such an illegal act as it may have serious implications for the security and welfare of the people.The Foreign Minister stated that the action taken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not needed, since any issues that may be of concern are already being addressed at the highest levels on the part of both the Government of Sri Lanka and that of the United States . He referred to the appointment of a panel by the President of Sri Lanka to look into the allegations in the report prepared buy the US Ste Congress.The Foreign Minister also met Ms. Patricia Butenis, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, to convey that the Department of Homeland Security should forthwith desist from any endeavor to interview General Fonseka. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the US Jaliya Wickramasuriya has also made similar representations to the State Department in Washington DC.Giving the background of the case , Rohitha Bogollogama said that the CDS General Sarath Fonseka who is at present in the United States, received a letter from the US Department of Homeland Security or DHS, calling him for an interview at 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday 4 November in Oklahoma City, in the State of Oklahoma. Moreover, he has also received a telephone call on 28 October during which a DHS Attorney had stated that the objective of the interview is to use him ‘as a source against human rights violations done by Secretary/Defence’.It had been clarified during the telephone conversation that the reference to "Secretary/Defence" relates to Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order of Sri Lanka.Meanwhile, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says there is no need for international courts to make any attempt at solving issues in Sri Lanka as the domestic law is capable of dealing with those issues. The President made the comments during a foundation stone laying ceremony for a modern Courts complex for lawyers in Colombo today.AIR correspondent Kanachan reports from Colombo that The attempt by Washington to elicit information on alleged war crimes during the recently concluded war against the LTTE from the senior most Sri Lankan military official General Sarath Fonseka has met with sharp response from Colombo.Mincing no words, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister in a press briefing stated that though the Government stands behind the office of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Fonseka has no authority to divulge or share information with third parties, which he may have become aware of during his course of his duties as these are privileged information concerning the security and welfare of the people of Sri Lanka and.The Foreign Minister also met Ms. Patricia Butenis, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, to convey that the Department of Homeland Security should forthwith desist from any endeavor to interview General Fonseka. . He said that President of Sri Lanka has already appointed a panel to look into the allegations in the report prepared by the US State Congress.According to Colombo, the objective of the interview is to use General Fonseka ‘as a source against alleged human rights violations done by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajpaksa.Meanwhile, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says there is no need for international courts to make any attempt at solving issues in Sri Lanka as the domestic law is capable of dealing with those issues.