Sri Lankan pastor beaten unconscious by mob
By: Release International-Friday, 20 September 2013
A mob destroyed a Christian group's musical instruments and beat their pastor unconscious during a raid on a prayer meeting – one of several recent attacks on Sri Lankan churches.
Three Buddhist monks led about 30 people in the assault on Jeevana Diya Church in Meegoda, Colombo district, on September 8, demanding that they stop meeting in ‘this Buddhist village'. The pastor and his mother, attacked as she tried to defend her son, had to be hospitalised.
On the same day, also in Colombo, the Praise Prayer Lanka Church cancelled its service after police gave warning that they had received threats against it.
And, six days earlier, an Assemblies of God pastor had a narrow escape when suspected arsonists failed to set light to his house in Hambantota district. Hearing a disturbance in the night, the pastor went to his door – only to find matches and plastic bags filled with flammables, but no sign of the suspects. He has received several threats recently.
Three Buddhist monks led about 30 people in the assault on Jeevana Diya Church in Meegoda, Colombo district, on September 8, demanding that they stop meeting in ‘this Buddhist village'. The pastor and his mother, attacked as she tried to defend her son, had to be hospitalised.
On the same day, also in Colombo, the Praise Prayer Lanka Church cancelled its service after police gave warning that they had received threats against it.
And, six days earlier, an Assemblies of God pastor had a narrow escape when suspected arsonists failed to set light to his house in Hambantota district. Hearing a disturbance in the night, the pastor went to his door – only to find matches and plastic bags filled with flammables, but no sign of the suspects. He has received several threats recently.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
United National Party (UNP) has made a written request from the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya to hold an immediate inquiry regarding the press conference held by Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP yesterday (18) in Kilinochchi with the help of the Army.The letter has been dispatched to the Election Commissioner under the signature of the UNP Secretary MP Tissa Attanayake.
Mr. Attanayake, in his letter to the Election Commissioner, has stated that due to the lethargic policy of the Election Commissioner in not taking any action with regards to the countless complaints lodged about the misuse of state property by the Govt in the election campaign, the final outcome has been the broad daylight violation of electoral law conducted by certain personnel in the Army and the Defense Ministry.
The letter further states that the media meeting has been organized by the Kilinochchi security forces HQ by suing its resources in support of the election campaign in the PC polls.
