Asian Human Rights Commission, Oct. 9, 2006
Good riddance! ...AHRC statement summarises the dark legacy of "Blaming the Victims" IGP Chandra Fernando.
Tuesday, 3 October 2006
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.
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