Girl raped by a powerful government member commits suicide
Thursday, 07 February 2013 The 14 year old girl who was raped by the UPFA Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman of Akuressa, Saruwa Liyanage Sunil had committed suicide by consuming poison on December 27th.
The 48 year old Chairman of the Akuressa Pradehsiya Sabha, Saruwa Liyanage Sunil had raped the 14 year old girl in a rest house owned by him in the Akuressa Town between May 23, 2012 and May 30, 2012.
Liyanage Sunil was arrested by the Matara Women and Children’s Bureau on July 4, 2012 for raping an under aged child.
The Chairman then launched his second operation of threatening the child and her father to drop the legal case against him. The girl’s father was a war hero, but everyone around them kept silent due to the fear of challenging royalty. Fearing for their lives, the father and daughter left the Southern province and shifted to the Western Province for their safety.
The girl’s mother had lost her life in the 2004 tsunami. Therefore, the girl’s father had taken her and returned to the Southern Province to conduct the religious rituals in memory of their loved on December 26th.
After they had returned to their home in the South, the child had consumed poison and committed suicide due to the continuous threats by the Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and the social pressures.
Unable to face the loss of his wife and daughter, the war hero who is now living in fear of his life has not reported to work as well.
Meanwhile, various campaigns have been organized in favour of Sunil by hired persons.
We have attached a video of one such campaign held in favour of Sunil in Akuressa.
It is now up to the readers to decide whether the child had committed suicide or was killed to stop the court proceedings against Sunil.
We would like to note that all those who have participated in the campaign in favour of Sunil are responsible for the child’s death.
