National security under threat
By Zahrah Imtiaz-June 25, 2014
The defence authorities yesterday alleged that there was an ongoing plot to destroy the national intelligence services of the country.
Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya, who made this revelation at a media briefing, said there was a move by a few parliamentarians to reveal the identities of certain Army Intelligence officers in Parliament. The Brigadier added that the MPs' actions were motivated by their dislike of the armed forces trying to resolve the racial tensions which have currently gripped the country.
This revelation would be similar to that of the Athurugiriya Millennium City incident where the identities of the Intelligence service personnel were made known and it led to their deaths. According to the Brigadier this revelation would not only be a threat to national security but also to the lives of these officers who would be compromised by the actions of the MPs.
"The debacle of the raid conducted at Millennium City in Athurugiriya is to be repeated once again. The raid, which was conducted to achieve various political goals resulted in the death of 21 officers of the Army Intelligence Services," Brigadier Wangisooriya said.
This revelation is to be made at the next parliamentary sittings. The MPs would be using their parliamentary privileges to make these revelations, thus nothing could be done to stop it, the Brigadier said, while asking the general public to be apprehensive of such political games. He said certain 'patriots' within this political party had revealed this plan to the Army. According to the Brigadier, this group's motive for such an action was to isolate all the communities and let each side's prejudices and fears prey on the other, leaving no room for reason.
"In the aftermath of Aluthgama, many of our offices in the Intelligence Services were working with both the Muslim and Buddhist community to try and resolve issues and stop the violence from spreading to the rest of the country. We kept the communication lines between the two communities open and certain parties who were to benefit from the chaos did not like this," explained the Brigadier.
Though the Brigadier refused to reveal the names of those MPs or the party to which they belong, he said that one of the members of the present group was someone who strongly condemned the deaths at Millennium City, which occurred in 2002.
Commenting on the politics surrounding the violence in Aluthgama, Brigadier Wanigasooriya, said a certain embassy from the West had called another party involved in the politics of Aluthgama and told them, "Do you think you have got the maximum out of this? Aren't you going to carry on the rest of the work? Do you want something more to happen to you? Listen to what we say and carry on the work."
The Brigadier refused to reveal the identities of the two parties involved in that conversation but said this clearly showed the West was trying to use local players to manipulate the situation to their own benefit.
By Zahrah Imtiaz-June 25, 2014 The defence authorities yesterday alleged that there was an ongoing plot to destroy the national intelligence services of the country.
Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya, who made this revelation at a media briefing, said there was a move by a few parliamentarians to reveal the identities of certain Army Intelligence officers in Parliament. The Brigadier added that the MPs' actions were motivated by their dislike of the armed forces trying to resolve the racial tensions which have currently gripped the country.
This revelation would be similar to that of the Athurugiriya Millennium City incident where the identities of the Intelligence service personnel were made known and it led to their deaths. According to the Brigadier this revelation would not only be a threat to national security but also to the lives of these officers who would be compromised by the actions of the MPs.
"The debacle of the raid conducted at Millennium City in Athurugiriya is to be repeated once again. The raid, which was conducted to achieve various political goals resulted in the death of 21 officers of the Army Intelligence Services," Brigadier Wangisooriya said.
This revelation is to be made at the next parliamentary sittings. The MPs would be using their parliamentary privileges to make these revelations, thus nothing could be done to stop it, the Brigadier said, while asking the general public to be apprehensive of such political games. He said certain 'patriots' within this political party had revealed this plan to the Army. According to the Brigadier, this group's motive for such an action was to isolate all the communities and let each side's prejudices and fears prey on the other, leaving no room for reason.
"In the aftermath of Aluthgama, many of our offices in the Intelligence Services were working with both the Muslim and Buddhist community to try and resolve issues and stop the violence from spreading to the rest of the country. We kept the communication lines between the two communities open and certain parties who were to benefit from the chaos did not like this," explained the Brigadier.
Though the Brigadier refused to reveal the names of those MPs or the party to which they belong, he said that one of the members of the present group was someone who strongly condemned the deaths at Millennium City, which occurred in 2002.
Commenting on the politics surrounding the violence in Aluthgama, Brigadier Wanigasooriya, said a certain embassy from the West had called another party involved in the politics of Aluthgama and told them, "Do you think you have got the maximum out of this? Aren't you going to carry on the rest of the work? Do you want something more to happen to you? Listen to what we say and carry on the work."
The Brigadier refused to reveal the identities of the two parties involved in that conversation but said this clearly showed the West was trying to use local players to manipulate the situation to their own benefit.
