SL ranks high in Human Development Report

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Two suspects remanded over abduction Former CJ hands over written submission
of five-year-old boy to Bribery Commission over allegations
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NawalapitiyaMagistrateDeepthiKodituwakku Bandaranayakeyesterdayappearedbeforethe
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Thefirstsuspect,PitiyekumbureGedera decelerationandwhensheappearedbeforethe
NimalsiriRupasighe(21)waschargedwiththe Commissionlastmonthsheinformedthe
abductionofthechildandhisfather, Commissionthatshewillmakeawritten
PitiyekumburaGederaRupasinghe,withaiding submissionovertheallegationstoday.
andabettinginthecrime. chillipowderatthemother’sface. Helawyershadlodgedpreliminaryobjectionsto
Thevictimwasfive-year-oldMaheshMihiranga Oneofthesuspectshadalsophonedthemother thepresenceofcertainmembersofthe
Kumarasighe,agradeonestudentofMawela aftertheabductionandpromisedtoreleasethe Commissiononthebasisthattheywerebiased
JuniorSchool.HewasrescuedonSunday childifshegaveherconsenttothechiefsuspect sincetheirfamilymembershadplayedarolein
afternoonfromanabandonedhouseatHarangala, tohaveanaffairwithhereldestdaughter. theimpeachmentprocess.Thelawyershave (island.lk)FormerChiefJusticeShirani
KetamulawattebytheNawalapitiyaandPussellwa Onanearlieroccasion,thechiefsuspecthad addedthattheywereneithermadeawareofthe Bandaranayakewassummonedbythe
policewiththeassistanceofarearesidents. takenawaytheunderageeldestdaughter,butthe scopeoftheinquiryagainsthernorhadreceived CommissiontoInvestigateAllegationsAgainst
Theboy’sfather,asoldier,haddiedinaction. motherhadmanagedtobringherbackafter anydocumentationabouttheinquiry. BriberyorCorruptionforthesecondday.Here
Themotherhadidentifiedthegroupthatabducted complainingtothepolice. Dr.Bandaranayake,thefirstfemaleChiefJustice sheleavesleavestheCommissionoffice
thechild.Thechiefsuspecthadwantedtostartan Knowingthebackgroundtotheabduction,the ofSriLankawasimpeachedinJanuarythisyear accompaniedbyherlawyers.
affairwithhereldestdaughter(17)andhad police,inordertoleadthechiefsuspectintoa byaparliamentaryprocedure.Shehasbeen PicbySujathaJayaratne
demandedthegirl’shandinmarriage.Hehad trap,hadgotthegirltophoneandagreetogowith summonedtoappearbeforetheCommissionto
threatenedtokillheryoungestbrotherandthrew him.Inthemeantimetheresidentsof InvestigateAllegationsofBriberyorCorruptionon whowastheformerchairmanoftheNational
Ketambulawattehad 18thMarch2013. SavingsBankforallegedcorruptionina
heardachildcrying TheBriberyCommissionhasalsoindicted transactioncausinglosestothebank.
insideanabandoned Bandaranayake’shusband,PradeepKariyawasam
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rescuethechild. byRaviLadduwahetty ArchaeologyDepartment’sDirector(Architecture)
(cid:129)AgoodcommunicationskillsinEnglish Thepolicearenowon (island.lk)TheNationalMuseumclosedfollowing PrasannaRatnayakeandDirectorofNational
(SpeakinginTamil/Sinhalawillbeadvantages) thelookoutfortwo lastweek’scollapseofawoodenstaircase,which ArchivesandActingDirectorofNationalMuseums
othersuspects resultedin40personsincluding29children Dr.SarojaWettasinghe
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involvedinthe receivinginjuries,hasbeenpartiallyopenedtothe Thecommitteewouldconductinvestigationsto
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(cid:129)OnSuccessfulcompletionoftheprobation, three-wheelerusedby Meanwhile,onthedirectionsofNationalHeritage museumpronetocollapse,thespokesmansaid.
WorkPermit optioncanbeconsidered them. MinisterDr.JagathBalasuriya,afive-member AspokesmanfortheMinistryofNationalHeritage
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fortherightcandidate totheWahugapitiya week’sincident.Thecommitteecomprises otherthantheareasdamagedinlast
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soonafterhisrescue HeritageD.G.Samarasinghe(Chairman),former thepublic,despiteearlierreportsthatthemuseum
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Jayalalithaa’smoney.Werespectthosewho hospitalitytowardsvisitors. issuesinSriLanka. (Cholesterol)testsandtrainhealthstafftoperform
refusedtobowdowntomoneypower,”the DeputyBritishHighCommissionerRobbie ThedangeroftheHBPisitdoesnothaveany thetest,”hesaid.
organisation’ssecretaryIththakandeSaddathissa Bulloch,inablogpostingontheUKForeignOffice
Therasaid. website,saidthatwhilevisitorsneedtobebetter Colombo Bishop calls Watery grave for
FivemonkswereallowedtoentertheSLCoffice informedandrespectfulofthecountriestheyare
andholddiscussionswithSLCSecretary visiting,adegreeofunderstandingandtolerance for halt to attacks on teacher, three students
NishanthaRanatunga. isalsodesirableonthepartofthehosts.
“Nishanthawasaggressive,butwecanbemore TheBritishnationalwasdeniedentryatthe Lankans in TN (dailynews.lk)SivamPackiyanathan,Batticaloa
specialcorrespondentandABandara
aggressive.Wehavegoodmedicinefor BandaranaikaInternationalAirportafteraBuddha
...alsonotesviolenceagainstChristians, Ateacherandthreestudentsdrownedinthesea
aggression.Thedaywillsoonarrivewhenthevery tattoowasseenonhisarm.
Muslimshere inNavaladyintheKattankudipolicearea.
samehandsthatapplaudedthecricketersare
(island.lk)TheAnglicanBishopofColombohas EightstudentsandateacherfromBadullawereon
appealedtotheIndianCentralGovernmentand atriptoBatticaloa.Theyhadbeenbathinginthe
This is just not cricket – Thilanga
theTamilNaduStateGovernmenttostop seawhenthefourhadgotintodifficulty.
immediatelytheactsofviolenceperpetrated Thevictimswereidentifiedasteacher
(dailymirror.lk)Whilecompletelyrejectingand Sumathipalawentontodetailhisinnocencefor againstLankansvisitingTN,andinparticularthe KanagasabaiPradeban,40,andthethree
condemningthefindingsofthereportsubmittedto thechargesthatweremadeagainsthim–his attackstargetingBuddhistmonks,whilestating studentsPaulrajPaulkanthand
theSportsMinisterbyacommitteeappointedto involvementingambling,sportsgoodsandmedia thatattacksinSriLankaagainstChristiansand BalasubramaniyamAbishanaged17and
lookintotheeligibilityofhisnominationfor businesses–elaboratinghispointwith Muslimsweretoomanytolistout. KanagasabaiUtharsanaged16.
PresidencyofSriLankaCricket(SLC),MP documents,whichheclaimedundoubtedlycleared
ThilangaSumathipalasaidthathewouldnotgive himofthoseallegations. Kotakethana killing: suspects released
uphisfightforjusticeuntilthe“Dharmadasa However,hesaidthatheurgedthepanelof
brothersarechasedawayfromcricket.” inquirytogranthimanotherdatetohearhiscase, on AG's advice
Speakingatapackedmediabriefingheld sincehebelievedthatthepanelcouldnot
yesterday,Sumathipalalashedoutatthefindings comprehendthetechnicalitiesofhissubmissions, GodakawelaPradeshiyaSabhamemberL.H.Dharmasiri
ofthereport,sayingthattheinquirypanelheaded whichhadnothappen. andSanathNandanaaliasChutimallithethirdandfourth
bytheSecretarytotheMinistryofSportshadno ThepanelinitsreporthadfoundSumathipala suspectsinthekillingofamotheranddaughterat
properunderstandingofcricketorthecountry. guiltyofonechargeaccordingtotheMinisterof KotakethanawereyesterdayreleasedbythePelmadulla
“Thesefindingsweremadewithoutproper Sports,whosubsequentlyrejectedthenomination MagistrateChandaniNiranjalaDiasontheinstructionsof
understandingofcricket,thecountryoranythingof submittedbytheformerSLCPresident. theAttorneyGeneral.
thesort,”hesaid. Sumathipalawentontocallforanelectionforthe Foursuspectswerearrestedinconnectionwiththekilling
Healsoclaimed,thatinasadstateofaffairs,he postofPresidency.“Iftherewasanelection,these ofNayanaNilmini(51)andherdaughterKavinda
wasyettobeformallyinformedthathis peoplewouldn’thaveachance.Theywouldbe ChathurangiSellahewa(18)onJanuary31lastyearat
candidaturehadbeenrejectedbytheSports wipedawayandrejectedbythevoters,”hesaid. KotakethanainKahawatta.
Minister,learningofithimselffromthemedia. Sumathipalawentontoassertthatthepeoplethat TheyarePSmemberL.H.DharmasirihisbrotherL.H.
aretobeappointedarenotsuitabletohold DharsanaaliasRaju,hiswifeAsokaChandaniKumari
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payaheftyfine.Thesearethepeoplewho NiroshanaPerera)
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inNorthLondon,specialisingin: cricket,”hesaid.
Immigrationmatters Sumathipalaalsosaidthatifhetakesofficeat ACF reiterates call for justice
(Visas,TIER1General-HighlySkilledMigrants, theSLChewouldrevealthecorruptionthat
TIER2SkilledWorkers(WorkPermits),Students, hadengulfedthecountry’smaincricketing (colombogazette.co)TheSriLankangovernment theTamilTigerrebelsfightingforanindependent
DomesticWorkers,Appeals-JudicialReviewsetc.) authoritywithinthreemonths. mustfindandprosecutethoseresponsibleforthe homeland,aUnitedNationspanelhassaid.
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-ByHafeelFariszandShehanDaniel Faim(ACF)hassaid. LankanPresidentMahindaRajapaksatocarryout
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Wealsooffercomprehensiveservicesonlegal humanitarianssincethe2003bombingofthe Italsovoicedconcernatreportsofcontinuing
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DinuSenadheera(Solicitor)
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Sri Lanka foreign reserves at US$6.8bn dollars LTTE grabbed 2,000 acres of land in North: PTF
Apr03,2013(LBO)-SriLanka'sforeignreserves anexchangerateof126rupeesaslongasforex (dailymirror.lk)TheLTTEisknowntohavetaken “Wewanttoresettletheremaining8,000families
hadedgedmarginallylowerby22millionUSdollar salesarenotsterilizedwithfreshliquidity overmorethan2,000acresofresidential aswell.Yet,theirlandsareoccupiedbyothers.
inJanuary2013to6,855millionUSdollarsfroma injections. propertiesbelongingtoMuslimsintheNorthand Wecannottakebacktheselands.Instead,we
monthearlier,officialdatashowed. Thecentralbanksaidtherewasa10.4millionUS giventhemtoitssupportersduringthewar, havetofindthemalternativelandselsewherein
TheCentralBanksaidreserveswereequalto4.4 dollarsofnetsellingbyforeigninvestorsinthe officialssaid. theNorth,”Mr.Divaratnesaid.
monthsofimports.SriLanka'simportsfell21.3 Colombostockexchangebut289milliondollars Theysaidthishadresultedinthegovernment HesaidsomeSinhalafamilies,displacedfromthe
percentinJanuary2013fromayearearlieras hadflowedintogovernmentsecurities. havingtofindalternativelandtoresettlethe Northalsowantedtoreturntotheiroriginallands.
creditgrowthslowedandtherewasnoliquidity InJanuarythegovernmenthadalsoreceived125 displacedMuslims. “WehavetoresettletheminMannarandVavuniya
injectionscomparedtoayearearlier. millionUSdollarsoflong-termloans. S.B.Divaratne,whoheadsthePresidentialTask South.Thereareabout2,500familiesregistered
SriLanka'sforeignreservesaremorethanenough Whenthegovernmentspendsthemoneytheycan Forceoverseeingresettlement,saidthelands withus.Afterthewarwasover,weprioritizedthe
tomeetthecentralbanksrupeenoteliabilitiesto generatemoreimports. grabbedbytheLTTEhadbeenoccupiedbysome resettlementofTamils.Now,wearefocusingmore
citizens(reservemoney)of512billionrupeesat peopleformorethantenyearsandthereforethere ondisplacedMuslimandSinhalafamilies,”Mr.
werepracticaldifficultieswhenitcametomoving Divaratnesaid.
Plaque unveiled in memory of Malay war heroes
theoccupantsoutoftheselands. Thegovernmenthasdecidedtoallocatea
Hesaidthoughsome23,000Muslimsfamilies, percentageofthehousingunitsconstructedwith
(dailymirror.lk)Amemorialplaquewas displacedfromtheiroriginalplacesofresidence India’sassistancetoMuslimandSinhala
unveiledinhonourofMalaysoldierswhodied hadconsentedtoberesettledintheNorthafter returnees.Indiahadagreedtobuild50,000
andwentmissinginactionduringthe30-year thewarended,nearly15,000hadbeenresettled, housesintheNorth.(KelumBandara)
ethnicconflictwhichendedin2009. particularlyintheMannardistrict.
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ClubwithChiefGuestMajorGeneral
(colombogazette.com)TheKilinochchiofficeofthe
ChrishanthadeSilvaunveilingthememorial
UthayanTamilnewspapercameunderattackearly
plaqueatagrandceremonyheldatthe
thismorning.
Padangpremises.
Atleastthreepeoplewereinjuredduringthe
TheMalayofficersofthearmedforcesand
attackwhilethebuildingandavehicleparked
thepolicealongwiththenextofkinofthe
outsidewasalsodamaged.
deceasedandthosemissinginactionwere
Staffatthenewspapersaidthatwhenthe
alsopresent.PicturesbySamanthaPerera
newspaperstobedistributedwereabouttobe
unloadedattheKilinochchiofficefromaminilorry,
Pepiliyanacasecompounded:
anunidentifiedgangapproachedthevehicleand
PARTIES SEVERELY WARNED attackeditwithpoles.
Theythenassaultedthestaffandwentinsidethe
*Magistratesayspersonsinrobeswillnotbe keepingwiththeBuddha’steachingsinsteadof Uthayanofficeandattackedofficeproperty.
treatedleniently creatingunnecessaryproblems. Twoemployeesofthenewspaperwereadmitted
*‘Religion’notthecauseforincident TheMagistratestatedthathewillnottakea tohospitalwhiletheotherpersonhadsustained
ShiromiAbeysinghe conciliatoryapproachconcerningpersonsin minorinjuries.Acomplainthadbeenlodgedover
(dailynews.lk)NugogodaMagistrateAjith.M. robes,iftheyareinvolvedinincidentsofthis theincidentwiththeKilinochchipolice.
Masingheyesterdaycompoundedthecaseinthe natureinthefuture. TheTamilnewspaperhadbeenthetargetof
Pepiliyanaincidentfollowingmutualagreement TheMagistratenotedthathetookthisdecision severalattacksinrecenttimeswhiledistributors
reachedbetweenthepartiesinvolved,and aftertakingintoaccountthesubmissionsmadeby andjournalistsofthenewspaperhavealsofaced
released17suspectsafterseverelywarningthem. DeputyInspectorGeneralAnuraSenanayakeand threatsandintimidation.
Thesuspectswereseverelywarnedandreleased thelawyers.DIGSenanayaketoldcourtthatthis InJanuarythisyearamandeliveringUthayan
asbothpartiesagreedtosettletheissuewhenthe incidentdidnothaveanyconnectionwithreligion. newspapersinJaffnawasattackedandhis
casewastakenupattheNugegodaMagistrate’s Heinformedthecourtthattheincidentwasrelated motorbikeaswellasastackofnewspaperswere
court.TheMagistratenotedthatBuddhistmonks toaloveaffairandthesuspectinthisconnection setonfire.Thedeliverymanhadgonetothe
shouldpromotepeaceandharmonyinsocietyin isinremandcustody. Uthayanofficeandcollectedthenewspapersand
washeadingtowardshisdeliverypointwhenhe
wassurroundedbymenontwomotorbikes.
Malaka, Rehan discharged
Hewasthenassaultedusingpolesandthe
motorbikeaswellasthenewspaperswereseton
from assault case
fire.Hewaslaterthrowntowardsadrain.
(dailymirror.lk)Thesonof ArmyMajoroninstructionsthe Thedeliverymansufferedinjuriestohisheadand
MervynSilva,Malaka,Rehan oftheAttorneyGeneral. arms.(ColomboGazette)
Wijeyrathneand4other Sevensuspectsincluding
suspectsweredischargedtoday MalakaandRehanwere ACF andriddledwitherrorsandpoliticalinterference.
Aninternationalgroupofobserverswithdrewdue
fromtheassaultcaseofan producedincourtearlierforthe
fromP4 toalackoftransparency,andasaresult,ACF
allegedassaultofMajor
ChandanaPradeepSusenaand credibleinvestigationintowarcrimes.AskingSri alsopulledoutfromthecountryinprotestandto
stolenhischainandmobile Lankatodoitsowninquiryisironicasitsown pressfortheguiltypartiestoheldaccountable.
phoneatHiltonresidencies, armyisaccusedofbeingbehindsomeofthese A2008reportbyalocalrightsgroup,The
Colombolatelastyear. humanrightsviolations.” UniversityTeachersforHumanRights,blamedSri
Earlier,theArmyMajorrecanted ACFsaysithascloselyfollowedthreeSriLankan Lankansecurityforcesforthemassacreand
hispreviousstatementandsaid judicialproceedingsontheMuturmassacre,but accusedthegovernmentofacover-up.
thathecouldnotidentifythose saystheproceedings,whichspannedtwoyearsof TheSriLankangovernmenthasdenied
whoassaultedhim. investigations,weresubjecttocontinuousdelays responsibilityandhasblamedthekillingsonTamil
Tigerfighters.
"One World
SLMC to issue ultimatum
(colombogazette.com)TheSri bytheMuslimsinthecountry.
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ggrreeeenneerr,,ppeeaacceeffuull,, governmenthasfailedtotake futureinthegovernmentisat
appropriateactionwithregards riskandadecisionwillhaveto
ddeemmooccrraattiiccaanndd tothethreatsfacedbyMuslims betakenverysoon.
inrecenttimes. Lastweek
SLMCleader Hakeemhad
ssoocciiaalliissttwwoorrlldd..
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premisesonTuesday.Here,ANCLDeputy
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Vasudeva Nanayakkara to Submit Cabinet Paper Old rape allegation supposedly prompts
Seeking Ban on Bodhu Bala Sena, attack on Fashion Bug
Ravana Balaya and Sinhala Ravaya Templepremisesusedtolaunchattack,BBS spokento
deniesresponsibilityandArmycalledinto himabout
ByIndikaSriAravinda Thelatestincidentledto restoreorder therape
(dbsjeyaraj.com)MinisterofNationalLanguageand SriLankaMuslimCongress ByDamithWickremasekara incident.“I
SocialIntegrationVasudevaNanayakaraisto (SLMC)leaderandMinister (sundaytimes.lk)ShortlyafterduskonFriday,a advisedthem
submitaCabinetpaperseekingabanonextremist ofJustice,RauffHakeem mobarmedwithclubs,stormedaheavy toawait
groups,includingtheBoduBalaSena,Ravana requestingPresident machineryhiringplaceinPepiliyana, policeaction
BalayaandSinhalaRavaya. MahindaRajapaksato Boralesgamuwa,setfiretoitsadministrative asthematter
TheMinistertoldTheSundayLeaderthatthe conveneacabinetmeeting officeandwentontodamagesomeofthe wasunder
Cabinetpaperisbeingdraftedandwillbesubmitted todiscusstherising equipmentwithin.“Itwasaround8p.m.The investigation
intwoweekstime. religiousunrestandcivil mobbrokethroughthegateandstarted bythem,”he
HesaidthattheCabinetpaperwillseektobringin disturbanceinthecountry. attackingtheplace.Theyshoutedthattheywere hadsaid.
newlawstocrackdownonsuchgroupsinthewake MinisterHakeemhasalso attackingtheplaceasoneoftheworkerswas “WhenIwas
oftherecentreligioustensionsinthecountry. contactedalltheMuslim involvedinarape”,theestablishment’smanager awayfrom
NanayakkaraaccusedtheBoduBalaSena,Ravana parliamentariansincluding
BalayaandSinhalaRavayaofspreadinghatred SeniorMinisterM.H.M. MohamedMurshidtoldtheSundayTimes. thetemple,
anddisharmonyamongreligionsandother Fowzie(whoiscurrently “Themobwasreferringtoanincidentwhichhad some
communities. outofthecountry)and takenplaceafewweeksback,whereoneofthe personshad
Healsoaccusedthepoliceoffailingtotakeaction MinistersRishard workershadanaffairwithagirlfroma gatheredat
againstsuchgroupsdespitethemopenly BathiutheenandA.L.M. neighbouringhouse”.”Followinganallegationof thetemple
advocatinghatred. Athaullahforthemeetingin VasudevaNanayakkara rape,thesuspectworkerwashandedovertothe andrungthe
Nanayakkaraalsosaidthathehadwrittento thisregard. policeonTuesday,andisinremandcustody,”he bells,
PresidentMahindaRajapaksaregardingthehate AnSLMCstatementon said. instigating
campaignstargetingMuslimsinthecountry. FridaysaidthattheMinisterhadexpressedhis Actingonacomplaintlodgedbythegirl’sfather, thepeople Clothesthathadbeenstrewn
“Underourconstitutionanyonecanfollowany displeasureandhadcondemnedtheattackona theBoralesgamuwaPolicehadarrestedthe andattacking outsidetheshoppremisesbeing
religiontheywant.Ifpeoplefeelthreatenedthen privatebusinesssite.Hebelievesthatthiswas suspectonachargeofrape,asthegirlwas theFashion takenbackinsidebyArmy
theyshouldcomplaintothepoliceandthepolice seeminglycarriedoutasasequeltotheongoing underage.Theyouthhadclaimedtheyhadan Bugcomplex personnel
musttakeactionortheycangotoCourt,”hesaid. attacksonthereligiousplacesandhatecampaigns affair.Theattackers,whileleavingafterthe oppositethetemple,”theTherasaid.Dr.
Hiscommentscameinthewakeoftherecent againstMuslimsandotherreligiousminority attack,hadreportedlyshoutedthattherapehad Abhayatissadeniedanylinkbetweenthetemple
attackontheFashionBugstoreatPepiliyanaand communitiesinthecountry. takenplaceinthestoreroomofthe andtheattack.“Wedonotcondonesuch
hatecampaignstargetingotherMuslim MinisterHakeemalsosaidhewasdismayedatthe
establishments. ineffectiveresponseofthelawandordermachinery administrativebuildingof‘FashionBug’,situated attacks.Itshouldnothavehappened,”hesaid.
TheBoduBalaSenadeniedanyinvolvementinthe incontainingthespreadofsuchviolenceandunrest aboutakilometreaway. HesaidthatFashionBughadnoconnection
Pepiliyanaincidentbutthemonkshadopenly thatfuelsinsecurityandpeaceofallminority AsthegangheadedtowardsPepiliyanajunction, withtheallegedrapecase.“Itisthedutyofthe
spokenagainsttheclothesstoreatapublicrally communitiesinSriLanka. thebellsofSunethraMahadeviPirivenawere lawenforcementagenciestofindoutwhois
recently. COURTESY:THESUNDAYLEADER rungbyanothergroupgatheredatthetemple responsiblefortheattack”,hesaid.TheBodu
premises,eyewitnessessaid. Thetemple’s BalaSenaOrganisation(BBSO)whichbeen
SLMC machineryincontainingthespreadofsuch ChiefincumbentVenDr.MedagodaAbhayatissa campaigningfortheprotectionofBuddhismalso
violenceandunrestthatfuelsinsecurityandpeace Thera,whoisalsoaSeniorLectureratthe deniedanylinkwiththeincident.
fromP6 ofallminoritycommunitiesinSriLanka. BBSOsecretaryVen.Galabodaatte
GnanasaraTherasaidhis
(whoiscurrentlyoutofthecountry)andMinisters
organisatonhadbeenfalselyblamed
RishardBathiutheenandALMAthaullahforthe PARTIES
forthisincident.“Wedonotcondone
meeting,withthisregard.AnSLMCstatementlast
weekhadsaidthattheMinisterhasexpressedhis fromP6 suchincidents.Wehaveaskedthe
patentdispleasureandcondemnationonthe DIGSenanayakeinsistedthatthistypeofincidents InspectorGeneralofPolicetoarrest
attackontheFashionBugwarehouseat shouldnothappeninthefuture. thoseresponsibleforthisincident,”
Pepiliyana.Hebelievedthatthiswasseemingly HetoldcourtthattheBuddhistmonksinvolvedin headded. “Wearetoldthat
carriedoutasasequeltotheongoingattackson theincidentswerenotarrestedbythePolicebut personsdressedinmonks’robes
thereligiousplacesandhatecampaignsagainst theysurrenderedtothePoliceontherequestofthe werepresent,andthepoliceshould
Muslimsandotherreligiousminoritycommunities MahanayakeTheras.Attorney-at-LawWasantha identifythesepersonstoo,andtake
inthecountry.Hewasalsodismayedatthe RanasingheandNalindaIndratissawhoappeared action,”hesaid.
ineffectiveresponseofthelawandorder forthecomplainantpraisedtheeffortsofthePolice WesternProvinceSeniorDeputy
officersledbyDeputyInspectorGeneralAnura InspectorGeneralAnura
STANLEY & CO SenanayaketoquellthesituationatPepiliyana. SenanayaketoldtheSundayTimes
Theidentificationparadewhichwasscheduled thataninvestigationhadbeen
tobeheldwasnotheldasthecasewas launchedintotheattack. Hesaid
SOLICITORS compoundedbymutualagreement. ThedamagedexterioroftheFashionBugbuilding. thatOICsoftheBoralesgamuwa
PixbyIndikaHanduwala andMirihanapolicestationsare
TNA to court carryingoutinvestigations.
(ESTABLISHED 1991) UniversityofSriJayawardhanapura,wasaway.
“WearemakinguseoftheavailableCCTV
Asmorepeoplegatheredandsomejoinedthe
CONTFROMP1 footageandothercameraevidencetoidentify
mobwhichhadcarriedoutthepreviousattack,
Wedealinallaspectsof AccordingtotheMinistryofresettlement,as theywentontoattacktheadministrativebuilding personsresponsiblefortheattack,”hesaid.
oflastmonth, 17749wardisplacedpeople TheDIGsaidtheattackhadtakenplacethree
ofFashionBug.Somestormedthestoreroom
CivilLawincluding arelivingwiththeirrelativesandfamily daysafterthepolicehadactedonthealleged
andpulledoutstocksofgarmentsreadiedfor
(cid:2)Immigration membersinJaffna. distributiontotheir18outletsfortheNewYear rape.“Therefore,webelievethattheattackhad
TheResettlementAuthority,whichfallsunder
season.
(cid:2)Personal Injuries theMinistry,willbeinoperationforafurther
Themobpeltedstonesatthe
periodofthreeyearsfromApril10,2013.
(cid:2)Civil Litigation (cid:2)Family Law TheCabinetofMinistersatitsMeetingheld parkedvehicles.Atleastfour
personswereinjuredinthe
onOctober31,2012decidedtoinstructthe
(cid:2)Conveyancing (cid:2)Probate LegalDraftsmantoprepareamending attackwhichlastedformore
legislationtoextendthevalidityperiodofthe thanhalf-an-hour.
OPENLATEEVENINGS authoritybyafurtherperiodof03years “Thesituationseemedchaotic,
ForaFast&FriendlyService,pleasecall beyondApril10,2013. withpolicehavingdifficulty
Inarrivingatthisdecision,theCabinetof controllingthecrowd.Someof
020 8903 7864 Ministerstookintoconsiderationthatthere theattackersweretargetingthe
remainunfinishedactivitiesrelatingto media,particularlyvideo-
020 8903 9669 resettlementandrelocationprocessof cameramen,”ourphotographer
internallydisplacedpersons(IDPs)and IndikaHanduwalasaid.
Fax [phone] refugees,postresettlementrelatedissues Hesaidasectionofthemob
E-mail:[email protected] thatrequirefurtherconsiderationandthe waspeltingstonesfrominside
web:www.stanleyandco.co.uk necessitytoimplementprojectstopromote thetempleprecincts,while
personality,socialandeconomicdevelopment othersthrewstonesfromthe
WembleyPoint,1HarrowRoad,WembleyHA96DE capacityamongtheresettledcommunities. road. Clothesthrownhereandthereonthemainroad
“Inoticeda
beencarriedoutbyanorganisedgroupto
video-cameramanseriously
deliberatelycreateadisturbance,”hesaid.
injured,andashewas
“Wewillnottolerateanypersontryingtocreate
bleedingbadlyhewas
religiousorethnictension.Thepolicewilldeal
rushedtohospital,”hesaid.
strictlywiththem,”theDIGsaid.
TheArmywasalsocalledin.
Foursuspectsarrested
‘Theattackersturned
Fourpersonsallegedlyinvolvedintheattackon
Fly to all New abusiveattheemployees,
theFashionBugstoreinPepiliyanawere
notallowingthemtoleave
remandeduntilTuesdayafterbeingproduced
HAMBANTOTA forsometime,”an
beforeNugegodaActingMagistrateTissa
Airport eyewitnesssaid.Earlierin
Wijeratne.
£560 thedayVen.DrAbhayatissa
withSrilankanfor Inctaxes Theyincludedabusinessman,ownerofa
hadsaidsomeofthe
communicationshopandanemployeeofthe
BG30+7Kg devoteesofhistemplehad
Dehiwala–MountLaviniaMunicipalcouncil.
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Ranil in India, gamut of bilateral issues Fonseka’s political party registered
to be discussed (colombogazette.com)TheDepartmentof andArjunaRanathunga,resignedfollowing
Electionshasregisteredthenewpoliticalpartyof differencesofopinionwithFonseka.
byZackiJabbar ManmohanSingh,wastakingplaceafterthe formerArmyCommanderSarathFonseka. SomeUNPmembersareexpectedtosupport
(island.lk)UNPandOppositionLeaderRanil UNHRCannualsession,therewasboundtobea AdditionalElectionsCommissioner Fonseka’snewpoliticalpartyaftertheyfelloutwith
WickremesingheleftforIndiayesterday,onatwo- greatdealofspeculation.Butitwasunavoidable, R.M.A.L.RatnayaketoldtheColomboGazettethat UNPleaderRanilWickremesinghe.
dayofficialvisit,duringwhichheisscheduledto heobserved. the‘DemocraticParty’hasbeenincludedinthe AsCommanderoftheArmy,heplayedanintegral
discussagamutofbilateralissueswithIndian QuestionediftheUSResolutiononSriLanka electorallist. roleinendingthewarinSriLankain2009by
PresidentPranabMukherjeeandleading wouldfigureprominentlyinthediscussions,he HesaidthatFonsekahasbeenformallynotified defeatingtheLTTE.
governmentandoppositionfigures. replied,"Beingaregularvisit,agamutofbilateral thattheapplicationtoregisterhis Healsosurvivedan
UNPParliamentarianEranWickremeratnetold issueswouldcomeup.Nosinglesubjectwould politicalpartyhasbeenaccepted. assassinationattemptwhenan
"TheIsland"lastnightthatWickremesinghewas gainprecedence.Wehaveahistoricrelationship Theflamingtorchwillbethe LTTEsuicidebomberattacked
scheduledtovisitNewDelhiinFebruary,buthad withIndia,whichneedstobecultivated." symbolassociatedwiththeparty hismotorcadeinApril2006.
delayedit,sincetheUSResolution,on "Themoredifficultissuesareboundtosurface," atfutureelections,theElections Followingtheendofthewar
ReconciliationandAccountabilityinSriLanka,had henotedwhenaskedif13APlusforthenorthern Departmentsaid. Fonsekawaspromotedtoafour
beenlistedtobedebatedbytheUnitedNations andeasternprovinces,aspledgedbyPresident Fonsekasaidthattheregistering starrankintheSriLankaArmy,
HumanRightsCouncil(UNHRC)inthesame MahindaRajapaksawouldfigureinthe ofhispoliticalpartyisamajorstep becomingthefirstservingofficer
month. discussions. inhisnextpoliticalambition. toholdafourstarrank.
AskediftheUNPleaderwouldalsogotoTamil India’sForeignMinisterandOppositionleader “Thisisthebeginningofanew Fonsekacontestedundera
Nadu,hesaidthatitwasnotontheagenda. haverepeatedlystatedthatRajapaksa,duringhis journey,”Fonsekasaid.Heis commonoppositionduringthe
Describingthescheduledmeetingsas"regular", lastmeetingwithManmohanSinghinNewDelhi, scheduledtoholdamediabriefing 2010Presidentialelections,but
Eransaidthatifithadtakenplacepriortothe hadassuredthat13APluswouldbeimplemented, tomorrowtorevealhisnextmove. losttoPresidentMahinda
Genevavote,theUNPwouldhavebeenaccused hesaid. FormerelectionsCommissioner Rajapaksa.
ofsupportingtheUSResolution,whichIndiaalong However,PresidentRajapaksahassincedenied DayanandaDissanayakehad Followinghiselectiondefeat,
with24othercountrieshadendorsed. thatby13APlus,hehadmeantdevolutionbeyond rejectedtheapplicationfiledby Fonsekawasarrestedon8
SinceWickremesinghe’svisit,whichalsoincludes theProvincialCouncilSystemintroducedbythe Fonsekatoregisterhisparty. February2010,andthegovernmentannounced
talkswithgovernmentandoppositionleadersand 13thAmendmenttotheConstituion,whichwasa HoweverFonsekachallengedthemovebyfilinga hewillbecourt-martialedforcommitting“military
apossiblemeetingwithIndianPrimeMinister sequeltotheJuly1987Indo-LankaAccord. petitionattheHumanRightsCommissioninSri offences.”
Lanka. Hewasfoundguiltyofcorruptmilitarysupply
JVP reiterates call for probe into Matale Hethensubmittedafreshapplicationtothe dealsandsentencedtothreeyearsinprison.After
currentElectionscommissionerMahinda servingmorethan2yearsinprison,Fonsekawas
mass grave, fears cover-up Deshapriyatoregisterhisparty. releasedon21May2012.(ColomboGazette)
Lastyeartwokeymembersofhisparty,TiranAlles ReportbyIndikaSriAravinda
byDasunEdirisinghe beingkilled.
(island.lk)JVPGeneralSecretaryTilvinSilva "WeurgePresidentRajapaksatoconductan Australia, Sri Lanka discuss boat people issue
yesterdaycalledforlegalactionagainstthose investigationliketheSuriyakandaprobeandbring
responsiblefortorturingandkillinghisparty theculpritstojustice,"theJVPGeneralSecretary (colombogazette.com)AustraliaandSriLankahad
membersbetween1987and1990. said,addingthatasahumanrightsactivist talkstodayovervariousissuesconcerningboth
AddressingthemeidainColombo,hesaid PresidentRajapksahadbeentotheGeneva countriesincludingtheboatpeopleissue,sources
PresidentMahindaRajapaksahadcampaigned HumanRightsCouncilwiththephotosof said.
againstthekillingofyouthbythethen disappearedyouthandformedthe ThetalkshadtakenplaceinBali,Indonesia
UNPgovernment’sdeathsquadsand Mothers’FrontagainstthethenUNP betweenAustralia’sForeignMinisterBobCarr,
laterthePeople’sAlliancegovernmentin government. MinisterforImmigrationandCitizenshipBrendan
1994hadworkedtirelesslytopunish TheJVPwouldnotseekaninternational O’ConnorandSriLanka’sJusticeMinisterRauff
thoseresponsiblefortheSuriyakanda inquiryasitwasaninternalproblemof Hakeem.
massgrave. thecountryandSriLanka’slawswere Themeetingtookplaceonthesidelinesofthethe
SilvasaidtheUNPpoliticiansinthearea strongenoughtoprosecutethose 5thMinisterialConferenceoftheBaliProcesson
hadalottoanswerforandcurrent responsiblefortheMatalemassgrave, PeopleSmuggling,TraffickinginPersonsand
DefenceSecretaryGotabhayaRajapaksa Silvasaid. RelatedTransnationalCrime.
hadbeenthearmy’sDistrictCoordinator Hesaidthattheyweresatisfiedwiththe MeanwhileinaseparatestatementO’Connor,who
atthattime. investigationssofarconductedintothe isleadingtheAustraliandelegationtoBali,
TheJVPdemandedthatstatementsbe Matalemassgravebutthegovernment welcomedadecisiontolinktheBaliProcesswith
recordedfromthestateadministratorsinMataleat wastryingtohushuptheissue. theJakartaCentreforLawEnforcement agreedtosetupaworkinggrouptobetter
thattimesuchastheGovernmentAgent,the "Wewillalsolaunchamissiontocollectdetailsof Cooperation(JCLEC). coordinateanddirectBaliProcesseffortsto
AssistantGovernmentAgentandtheGramaSeva missingyouthintheMataleandadjacentdistricts," SenatorCarrisco-chairingtheMinisterial addresshumantrafficking.
Niladharisandthepeoplewhohadlosttheir Silvasaid. ConferencewithIndonesianForeignMinister, “ThisnewgroupwillworkwithGovernments,civil
children. JVPWesternProvincialCouncilmemberDr. MartyNatalegawa. societyorganisationsandtheprivatesectorin
Silvasaidthatjudicialmedicalofficershad NalindaJayatissaalsoattendedthemedia “JCLEChasledtrainingincounteringterrorism counteringhumantraffickingandtosupportand
confirmedthevictimshadbeentorturedbefore conference. andiswellplacedtoboostourregion’spoliceand protectitsvictims,”SenatorCarrsaid.
bordersecurityresponsetopeoplesmugglingand “Importantly,itwillfocusonlabourexploitation
traffickinginpersons,”O’Connorsaid. aspectsoftraffickingwhichisaseriousproblemin
BBS to go to CID over email “Thispartnershipwillbringtogetherourlaw theregion.
enforcementandimmigrationmanagement “ByconnectingtheBaliProcesswiththegood
(colombogazette.com)TheBoduBalaSenaisto statementsare expertstobuildcapacityandstrengthenthe workbeingdonebyarangeofgroupssuchas
lodgeacomplaintwiththeCriminal released capabilitiesofcountriesintheregiontohelpthem WorldVision,theWalkFreeinitiative,STOPTHE
InvestigationsDepartment(CID)regardinga claimingitis toaddresspeoplesmugglingandhuman TRAFFIK,andunionandindustrygroups,wewill
controversialemailwhichhasbeencirculating fromtheBodu trafficking.” bebetterabletoaddresslabourexploitation
purportedtohavebeensentoutbythe BalaSena. SenatorCarrsaidBaliProcessMinistersalso aspectsofhumantrafficking.”(ColomboGazette)
organization. Theemailed
SecretaryoftheBoduBalaSena,theVen statement,with JVP has forgotten the killing of over 6,000
GalabodaAththeGnanasaraTherasaidthatthe theBoduBala
organizationhadnotreleasedsuchastatement Senlogoon UNPers – Tissa
viaemailandwillmakeaformalcomplainttothe top,made
CID. referencetoanallegedmeetingtheorganisation ReplytoMatalemassgraveallegations: "ChitSystem"wasstillfreshinthemindsofthe
Hesaidthatvariousattemptsarebeingmadeto hadwithDefenceSecretaryGotabhaya byZackiJabbar peoplewhowereatthereceivingend.The
tarnishtheimageoftheorganizationbymaking Rajapaksa. (island.lk)TheUNPsaidyesterdaythatthe currentleadersoftheoncedreadedMarxist
falseclaimsandreleasingfalsestatements. ItclaimedthattheBoduBalaSenahadthe JVP,whichhadstagedtwoinsurrections partywerebehavinglikenewbornbabies,
TheVenGalabodaAththeGnanasaraThera blessingsofthePresidentandwasassured causingdeathanddestruction,wasmakinga Attanayakesaidaddingtheyweresadly
urgedthepublictoactwithcautionwhen securitybytheDefenceSecretary. bignoiseoverthe1988-1989Matalegraves, mistakeniftheythoughtthatthemasseshad
Theemailhadalso
butithadconvenientlyforgottenthatover6,000 forgottenthesickeningviolencetheyhad
madereferencesto
UNPershadbeenkilledduringthesame resortedto,resultinginthelossofprecious
thehalalissueand
period."Wealsowantanimpartialinquiryinto livesanddestructionofpublicpropertyworth
warnedofaction
themurdersthattookplaceduringtheperiodin billionsofrupees.
againstTamilsand
Muslimsinthe question.Manyoftheofficialswhofunctioned
Meryvn’s secretaries
country. intheaffectedareasarestillalive.Thehistory
TheVenGalaboda ofthiscountryshouldberecordedcorrectlyfor granted bail
AththeGnanasara thebenefitoffuturegenerations,"theUNP
Therasaidthatthe GeneralSecretaryTissaAttanayake,tolda (dailymirror.lk)MinisterMervynSilva’stwo
BoduBalaSena newsconferenceinColombo. coordinatingsecretaries,whowerethetwomain
stronglycondemns ThethenUNPgovernmenthadtoprotectthe suspectsinthekillingofKelaniyaPradeshiya
theuseofthename countryanditspeopleagainstagroupof SabhamemberHasithaMadawala,weregranted
oftheorganisationin misguidedyouthwhowentonakillingspree. bailbytheKadawathaMagistrate’sCourttoday.
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