UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein arrived in the island for a four day official tour a short while ago.

His visit comes amid an uncertainty over foreign judges’ involvement to probe the alleged atrocities committed during civil war with the LTTE.

During the visit, he will call on President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of Opposition R. Sampanthan and have meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera and several other ministers.

He will also meet civil society representatives, the tri-service chiefs, members of the diplomatic community in Colombo and the National Human Rights Commission.

Al-Hussein will visit Jaffna and Trincomalee and meet with the Chief Ministers of Northern and Eastern Provinces.