(Lanka-e-News-07.Feb.2012,4.00PM) The regime’s media and pro regime private media have made a big din that the USA has decided to present to the UN human rights Council proposals against Sri Lanka (SL). It is now high time to convey to the people the true picture in this regard.The SL authorities claim that this ‘hostile’ action is purportedly contained in the telex message sent by US State Secretary Hilary Clinton to SL foreign Minister. But according to this message , text of which is given hereunder there is no such proposal against the SL Govt.
The SL Rajapakse regime had earlier promised to the International community that after the recommendations based on the events during the war are made by the Lessons learnt and reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the SL Govt., an action plan will be brought before the Parliament. There it is stated that the Commission in its proposals to the Human rights Council has made mention that there occurred no such events and has forced to accept its recommendations . But before this , the foreign Minister had been invited for a discussion. It has been regretted that the LLRC has not inquired into whether the two parties have violated international laws during the war. The members constituting the LLRC were not foreigners . They were appointed by the regime chief. Those are not recommendations which cannot be implemented. Like the opposition parties of SL , India too wanted them implemented. In those circumstances , it is only the mentally deranged and feeble who would claim ‘ proposals are antagonistic to SL’.
How can proposals recommending to restore Democracy in the country be against SL?
In a country where an individual is sentenced to a three year jail term , just because a journalist (female) with a tainted antecedence induced by bribes wrote an article in a newspaper based on statements purported to be made by that individual , and which allegations of the infamous journalist had no supporting evidence via a tape recording or any other , where can there be justice or lawfulness? How will the world treat the rulers of such a country who mete out punishment to an individual who is the victim of unsubstantiated accusations and who allow the journalist who blatantly lied and wrote a false story against him go scot free.
In a country where an individual is sentenced to a three year jail term , just because a journalist (female) with a tainted antecedence induced by bribes wrote an article in a newspaper based on statements purported to be made by that individual , and which allegations of the infamous journalist had no supporting evidence via a tape recording or any other , where can there be justice or lawfulness? How will the world treat the rulers of such a country who mete out punishment to an individual who is the victim of unsubstantiated accusations and who allow the journalist who blatantly lied and wrote a false story against him go scot free.
| In a country where a notorious kudu (drug) peddler is a monitoring Minister in the defense Ministry , can such governance be democratic? Or a Mafia administration ? Didn’t no less a person than the Prime Minister of this Rajapakse regime himself admit that there are drug dealers among them? In a country where law abiding citizens are forcibly abducted in broad daylight by the notorious criminal white Van and murdered ? can there be Democracy? What prevails in this country is not only a flagrant breach of international laws , but even the sacrosanct rule of law of the country has gone to the dogs. In such a country , when a proposal is made to it to enthrone Democracy , and if such proposals are construed by anybody as ‘ against the country’ is it not such a scoundrel a traitor ? Robert O Blake ,America’s Deputy State Secretary for central and south Asian affairs , and Mary Otero , the US Deputy State Secretary are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the 12th to hold discussions on this matter. An American Ambassador on universal criminal laws was also to visit SL on the 6th , that is, yesterday. The letter sent by Hilary Clinton is published hereunder… |
| By Sandaruwan Senadheera -Editor LeN (Translated from Sinhala by Jeff) |
