Tuesday, October 11, 2011
- Lasantha Wickrematunge Murder Investigation
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema
Lasantha Wickrematunge
To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history,” US President Barrack Obama during his inauguration speech in 2009.
Over two and a half years later, the murder investigation on The Sunday Leader Founding Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge has not made any progress. Despite many claims made by no lesser person than President Mahinda Rajapaksa that he would announce “very important details” about the murder in February 2009, the investigation seems to be at a standstill.
Over two and a half years later, the murder investigation on The Sunday Leader Founding Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge has not made any progress. Despite many claims made by no lesser person than President Mahinda Rajapaksa that he would announce “very important details” about the murder in February 2009, the investigation seems to be at a standstill.
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(Lanka-e-News -10.OCT.2011, 11.00p.m.) The CID officers who are conducting investigations into the Bharatha Lakshman killing state that they are being subject to undue pressures by the Defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse. An individual who was in the murder gang of Duminda Silva at the time the killings were done had been taken into custody by the CID following a tip off. This individual had in his possession, two T 56 weapons and 16 others . On the first occasion itself when this murder gangster was arrested , Gotabaya had compelled the CID to record his statement and release him.
Maxi Procter , the police spokesperson said, the CID has so far recorded 37 statements , and on a search conducted on one individual who was taken into custody , they discovered 12 pistols, 2 revolvers, and two T56 weapons.
Based on the investigations conducted by the CID so far, three Prado vehicles have arrived with Duminda Silva on that occasion and there had been seven T56 weapons and 4 pistols . There was only one defense Ministry division security officer with Duminda , while all others had been underworld gangsters, according to information elicited. These underworld murder gangsters would have gone into hiding ‘publicly’ by now. According to what the driver of Bharatha Lakshman stated to the media , when Bharatha Lakshman was being shot , a group of police officers were watching this , but they did not even lend a hand when Bharatha was being taken to Hospital. No statement had been recorded from them yet.
According to sources within the CID transmitting information to the Lanka e news, in spite of the illegal pressures of Gota brought to bear on the CID officers who are investigating, most CID officers have decided to ignore them . Even when Duminda Silva’s vehicle and a kudu dealer of his were taken into custody at Chilaw recently by the anti narcotics division , owing to Gota’s pressures , they could not go ahead with the investigations. When the daily newspapers published these obnoxious actions, a stooge of Gota in the CID , Anura Silva was enlisted to inquire into who and why the article was published. On this occasion too Gota has tried to use Anura Silva to achieve his sordid goals , inside sources of the CID reveal.
Meanwhile , Sumana Premachandra the widow of Late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra had made a request to the Colombo acting Magistrate, Ms. Lanka Jayaratne to grant permission to cremate the body of her husband. Ms. Lanka Jayaratne had agreed to grant permission
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A murder gangster of Duminda with 16 weapons in CID custody –Gota exerts pressure as before
(Lanka-e-News -10.OCT.2011, 11.00p.m.) The CID officers who are conducting investigations into the Bharatha Lakshman killing state that they are being subject to undue pressures by the Defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse. An individual who was in the murder gang of Duminda Silva at the time the killings were done had been taken into custody by the CID following a tip off. This individual had in his possession, two T 56 weapons and 16 others . On the first occasion itself when this murder gangster was arrested , Gotabaya had compelled the CID to record his statement and release him.Maxi Procter , the police spokesperson said, the CID has so far recorded 37 statements , and on a search conducted on one individual who was taken into custody , they discovered 12 pistols, 2 revolvers, and two T56 weapons.
Based on the investigations conducted by the CID so far, three Prado vehicles have arrived with Duminda Silva on that occasion and there had been seven T56 weapons and 4 pistols . There was only one defense Ministry division security officer with Duminda , while all others had been underworld gangsters, according to information elicited. These underworld murder gangsters would have gone into hiding ‘publicly’ by now. According to what the driver of Bharatha Lakshman stated to the media , when Bharatha Lakshman was being shot , a group of police officers were watching this , but they did not even lend a hand when Bharatha was being taken to Hospital. No statement had been recorded from them yet.
According to sources within the CID transmitting information to the Lanka e news, in spite of the illegal pressures of Gota brought to bear on the CID officers who are investigating, most CID officers have decided to ignore them . Even when Duminda Silva’s vehicle and a kudu dealer of his were taken into custody at Chilaw recently by the anti narcotics division , owing to Gota’s pressures , they could not go ahead with the investigations. When the daily newspapers published these obnoxious actions, a stooge of Gota in the CID , Anura Silva was enlisted to inquire into who and why the article was published. On this occasion too Gota has tried to use Anura Silva to achieve his sordid goals , inside sources of the CID reveal.
Meanwhile , Sumana Premachandra the widow of Late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra had made a request to the Colombo acting Magistrate, Ms. Lanka Jayaratne to grant permission to cremate the body of her husband. Ms. Lanka Jayaratne had agreed to grant permission
