This blog was started to create awareness about the way in which the government was complicit in the abduction of Tamil and later Muslim people in Sri Lanka for ransom. The reasons were not hard to see. The government was vigorously in bed with a terrorist outfit called the "K-group" (K=Karuna) which had broken away from the LTTE. The question was, "how to fund this terrorist outfit to forcibly recruit children and maintain a large paramilitary army?". (Official funding had to be very limited because the complicity had to be hidden from public accounts). The answer was as simple as it was cruel.
By January 2007, the complicity of the government was becoming common knowledge amongst the Sri Lankan public and the international media. Opposition law makers named in parliament one of the people directing operations (from a five star hotel with his room guarded by the security forces) and as the year went by the government made a show case arrest of this its own operative. Obviously he has never been charged and now roams around secretly but freely inside the CID building. This blog was no longer needed to build awareness.
There is a section of the Sri Lankan population, of course, who together with the government will still deny this interpretation of events. Some of these are people who have been poorly served by their limited curiosity and reading and others are the die hard traitors who hate Sri Lanka enough to despise any concern for the basic human rights of Sri Lankan people. Fortunately, they are a minority.
Friday, 15 June 2007
Thursday, 21 December 2006
SB Says Govt. Working With Abductors
By Kelum Bandara
Daily Mirror, Dec. 21, 2006
Well... if this is not more irony.. the one time prime thug-minister of the PA government now accuses his old friends of doing the dirty against Tamil people! who could know more about these things than SB? ...did I hear anyone say Minister Mervyn Silva? Well...I guess you might have a point there... how else to get appointed through the National List than by showing you can be useful to the President?
Daily Mirror, Dec. 21, 2006
Well... if this is not more irony.. the one time prime thug-minister of the PA government now accuses his old friends of doing the dirty against Tamil people! who could know more about these things than SB? ...did I hear anyone say Minister Mervyn Silva? Well...I guess you might have a point there... how else to get appointed through the National List than by showing you can be useful to the President?
Monday, 11 December 2006
No, the Abductions Have Not Stopped.
By Kurulu Kariyakarawana
Daily Mirror, Dec. 11, 2006
Stories may change but realities don't: Abductions continue. The same goons are doing the same things, and a pliable public and media are being fed the same tired diet about special police teams being deployed... so that they may once again achieve...(wait for the drum roll)... diddly-squat!
Daily Mirror, Dec. 11, 2006
Stories may change but realities don't: Abductions continue. The same goons are doing the same things, and a pliable public and media are being fed the same tired diet about special police teams being deployed... so that they may once again achieve...(wait for the drum roll)... diddly-squat!
Tuesday, 3 October 2006
Rogue Police Chief Retires
Asian Human Rights Commission, Oct. 9, 2006
Good riddance! ...AHRC statement summarises the dark legacy of "Blaming the Victims" IGP Chandra Fernando.
Good riddance! ...AHRC statement summarises the dark legacy of "Blaming the Victims" IGP Chandra Fernando.
Monday, 2 October 2006
"Not I" says Karuna in (dis)harmony with Govt.
Daily Mirror, Oct. 2, 2006
Now the Karuna faction, right on cue, denies carrying out the abductions. But there is more... and the thick plottens. Remember the chap that the police said was caught red handed, and then said was from the LTTE, even though the chap himself claimed to be from Karuna? Now Karuna says that the chappy is indeed his man but has been arrested wrongly under baseless allegations! ... so much for that special police unit and the management of (mis)information.
Now the Karuna faction, right on cue, denies carrying out the abductions. But there is more... and the thick plottens. Remember the chap that the police said was caught red handed, and then said was from the LTTE, even though the chap himself claimed to be from Karuna? Now Karuna says that the chappy is indeed his man but has been arrested wrongly under baseless allegations! ... so much for that special police unit and the management of (mis)information.
Government says it is.... the LTTE !
by Easwaran Rutnam and Senaka de Silva
Daily Mirror, Oct. 2, 2006
Good thing the President appointed a Special Police Unit for this investigations... how else could we have ever found out?
Apparently, the LTTE has developed a soft corner for the Sinhalese and Muslims. So... sauntering in to Colombo and finding the Sinhalese, Muslims and Tamils living under equal protection of the law, the LTTE decides, "let's just abduct and ransom the Tamil people".
Alternatively, they might well have reasoned that Colombo Muslims are just too poor to be worth the trouble, and that it's impolite to ask the Sinhalese for money to fight their own government...
Daily Mirror, Oct. 2, 2006
Good thing the President appointed a Special Police Unit for this investigations... how else could we have ever found out?
Apparently, the LTTE has developed a soft corner for the Sinhalese and Muslims. So... sauntering in to Colombo and finding the Sinhalese, Muslims and Tamils living under equal protection of the law, the LTTE decides, "let's just abduct and ransom the Tamil people".
Alternatively, they might well have reasoned that Colombo Muslims are just too poor to be worth the trouble, and that it's impolite to ask the Sinhalese for money to fight their own government...
Sunday, 1 October 2006
Revellations as CAC Briefs Media
LeN, Oct. 1, 2006
... And now, the IGP makes promise to Civil Action Committee (CAC) Chairman Siritunga Jayasuriya "suspect would not be released under any circumstances"... anyone for more toilet paper?
Matters for follow up:
1. What happened to Pubalapillai Kandarajah who was arrested red handed?
2. Who else has been arrested and what is the state of the investigation?
... And now, the IGP makes promise to Civil Action Committee (CAC) Chairman Siritunga Jayasuriya "suspect would not be released under any circumstances"... anyone for more toilet paper?
Matters for follow up:
1. What happened to Pubalapillai Kandarajah who was arrested red handed?
2. Who else has been arrested and what is the state of the investigation?
Govt. Complicity in Abductions and President's Promises
BBC Sinhala, Oct 1, 2006
As the Civil Action Committee unravels the government's complicity, the President promises the "New Left Front" leader Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, that he will invite a team from Amnesty International to investigate... I heard that the promise was written down on toilet paper... so at least it can be used for something.
Matters for follow up:
1. Did the President keep his promise to invite a team from Amnesty International?
2. Who were the government Ministers putting pressure to release the culprits.
As the Civil Action Committee unravels the government's complicity, the President promises the "New Left Front" leader Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, that he will invite a team from Amnesty International to investigate... I heard that the promise was written down on toilet paper... so at least it can be used for something.
Matters for follow up:
1. Did the President keep his promise to invite a team from Amnesty International?
2. Who were the government Ministers putting pressure to release the culprits.
Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Fears Grow Over Tamil Abductions
By Saroj Pathirana
BBC World, Sept 26, 2006
As the Sri Lankan Police Chief blames the victims: "How can we conduct an investigation if they refuse to reveal vital details? This is just nonsense," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandra Fernando told the BBC, ....
... the Tamil victims once again ask the President for help... ironically described by a Sinhala adage as 'Horage ammagen pena ahanawa wage'
BBC World, Sept 26, 2006
As the Sri Lankan Police Chief blames the victims: "How can we conduct an investigation if they refuse to reveal vital details? This is just nonsense," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandra Fernando told the BBC, ....
... the Tamil victims once again ask the President for help... ironically described by a Sinhala adage as 'Horage ammagen pena ahanawa wage'
Saturday, 23 September 2006
Democracy is Deteriorating in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
More Abductions and More Intrigue
By Kurulu Kariyakarawana
Daily Mirror, Sept 19, 2006
Yet again, the good President shows his concern... President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a special one-man committee comprising former High Court Judge Mahanama Tillakaratna to inquire into these incidents and a special police unit was also established in Colombo...
Matters of Follow Up:
1. Has their been a report from the one-man Committee?
2. What does the report say, and is it being acted upon?
3. Is the special police unit a means of centralising and "managing" the information on the investigation to prevent the true culprits being exposed?
4. Contact the one-man committee with your concerns:
Honourable Mahanama Thilakaratne
Commission on Abductions and Disappearances
131 Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Daily Mirror, Sept 19, 2006
Yet again, the good President shows his concern... President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed a special one-man committee comprising former High Court Judge Mahanama Tillakaratna to inquire into these incidents and a special police unit was also established in Colombo...
Matters of Follow Up:
1. Has their been a report from the one-man Committee?
2. What does the report say, and is it being acted upon?
3. Is the special police unit a means of centralising and "managing" the information on the investigation to prevent the true culprits being exposed?
4. Contact the one-man committee with your concerns:
Honourable Mahanama Thilakaratne
Commission on Abductions and Disappearances
131 Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Friday, 15 September 2006
Three More Tamils Abducted, Residents Live in Fear
By Senaka De Silva and Zazna Jihan
Daily Mirror, Sept 15th, 2006
Tamil residents said the number abducted in recent weeks was more than 50... so much for the President's shock and concern.
"But" says Mr. Silva, "you can only see the faults of the government. Don't you know how these Tamil fellows are prone to exaggeration? The actual number is probably about 30, you can't believe everything they say. Think about it, 30; 50; it is a big difference! Yes, there are some bad eggs here and there... even the Sinhalese are not so safe... But see if these Tamils are willing to go and live with the LTTE? They have it much better in Colombo and yet they are alwaaays complaining... most of the problems are because the government has to fight the LTTE. That's why I say we don't have an ethnic problem in Sri Lanka only a 'terrorist' problem"
Daily Mirror, Sept 15th, 2006
Tamil residents said the number abducted in recent weeks was more than 50... so much for the President's shock and concern.
"But" says Mr. Silva, "you can only see the faults of the government. Don't you know how these Tamil fellows are prone to exaggeration? The actual number is probably about 30, you can't believe everything they say. Think about it, 30; 50; it is a big difference! Yes, there are some bad eggs here and there... even the Sinhalese are not so safe... But see if these Tamils are willing to go and live with the LTTE? They have it much better in Colombo and yet they are alwaaays complaining... most of the problems are because the government has to fight the LTTE. That's why I say we don't have an ethnic problem in Sri Lanka only a 'terrorist' problem"
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
Top Tamil Journalist Abducted
By Easwaran Rutnam and Senaka De Silva
Daily Mirror, Aug 30, 2006
President (Mahinda Rajapakse) is apparently shocked, and condemns that abuduction of Nadarajah Guruparan, news manager of Sooriyan FM...
Daily Mirror, Aug 30, 2006
President (Mahinda Rajapakse) is apparently shocked, and condemns that abuduction of Nadarajah Guruparan, news manager of Sooriyan FM...
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