“Amare, I’m Here,” MR
- Julampitiye Amare’s Links With The President Revealed
- Police Evade Arresting Amare With Five Warrants
Then opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa (third seated from the left) with then minister John Amaratunge (fourth seated from the left) listening to Julampitiye Amare making a point during the discussion on the Tangalle Prision plot in 2002 and The chief suspect of the Katuwana shooting incident, Julampitiye Amare is seen escorted by prison officers and the police.
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema
Last week’s double murder in Katuwana, Hambantota while sending a chilling reminder of the deteriorated law and order situation in the country has also implicated the President of having links with an underworld figure.
The chief suspect in the Katuwana shooting incident, Gigana Gamage Amarasiri alias Julampitiye Amare has for decades been rubbing shoulders with politicians in the Hambantota area and received political patronage to evade arrest for many crimes committed in the area.
The political powers wielded by Amare due to his affiliations to the First Family had prevented the police from arresting him even with five warrants being issued for his arrests.
The chief suspect in the Katuwana shooting incident, Gigana Gamage Amarasiri alias Julampitiye Amare has for decades been rubbing shoulders with politicians in the Hambantota area and received political patronage to evade arrest for many crimes committed in the area.
The political powers wielded by Amare due to his affiliations to the First Family had prevented the police from arresting him even with five warrants being issued for his arrests.
