Sri Lankan Military Spying On Journalists Covering NPC Elections
September 21, 2013 |
The Sri Lankan military has been accused of spying on journalists who are covering the Northern Provincial Council elections. “As we travel around the north, they are keeping a close eye on us too.” Andrew North, BBC’s South Asia correspondent wrote last night.
Secretary MOD Gotabaya
He wrote; “The mood among most Tamils in northern Sri Lanka is far more downcast as they prepare to vote this weekend for their first ever provincial government.
“But few are willing to talk openly, because of the ubiquitous and often suffocating military presence.
“At the wedding event the authorities are keeping a close eye, to make sure all goes to plan.
“As we travel around the north, they are keeping a close eye on us too.
“Within minutes of arriving in the Tigers’ former military stronghold of Mullaitivu, a Sri Lankan army patrol turns up to question us.
“A man who had been following us then gives the soldiers an account of our movements.
“The same happens in Jaffna, when we try to talk to shopkeepers. Soldiers appear, then a police car and several men in plain clothes. Soon everyone dries up. We hear later that the one man we had talked to had been questioned.”
September 21, 2013 |
The Sri Lankan military has been accused of spying on journalists who are covering the Northern Provincial Council elections. “As we travel around the north, they are keeping a close eye on us too.” Andrew North, BBC’s South Asia correspondent wrote last night.
Secretary MOD Gotabaya
He wrote; “The mood among most Tamils in northern Sri Lanka is far more downcast as they prepare to vote this weekend for their first ever provincial government.
“But few are willing to talk openly, because of the ubiquitous and often suffocating military presence.
“At the wedding event the authorities are keeping a close eye, to make sure all goes to plan.
“As we travel around the north, they are keeping a close eye on us too.
“Within minutes of arriving in the Tigers’ former military stronghold of Mullaitivu, a Sri Lankan army patrol turns up to question us.
“A man who had been following us then gives the soldiers an account of our movements.
“The same happens in Jaffna, when we try to talk to shopkeepers. Soldiers appear, then a police car and several men in plain clothes. Soon everyone dries up. We hear later that the one man we had talked to had been questioned.”
Malaka Silva Done It Again: This Time Assaulted A Customer At R&B Night Club
September 21, 2013
Controversial minister Mervyn Silva‘s son Malaka Silva has brutally assaulted a patron of the R&B night club located duplication road, Colombo, last night (Friday), sources close to the Club Management told Colombo Telegraph.
“We are unaware of such an incident and we have not received a complaint,” Kollupitya Police told Colombo Telegraph.
Malaka’s track record
* Malaka Silva and two of his bodyguards on November 2, 2006 pleaded guilty to attacking attacking Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers who were on a drug raid at a night club in a five star hotel.
* An Army intelligence officer Major C. Pradeep was admitted to the National Hospital after being assaulted by Malaka on September 08, 2012
* Malaka Silva was stabbed in the car park of Odel by a group of Army men allegedly working with the presidential security divission. He was admitted to the Nawaloka Hospital.
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