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(Lanka-e-News -21.June.2014, 7.30PM) The IGP, police media spokesman and Minister of media ,Keheliya Rambukwella have made all the arrangements to make a melodrama of the arrest of Gnanassara of BBS , and are awaiting the instructions of criminal defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse for the date to make the arrest , according to information reaching Lanka e news inside information division. The preliminary discussions in this regard was held at the defense Ministry last Thursday following the cabinet media briefing. Gotabaya , IGP, police media spokesman , Minister Keheliya and a senior DIG participated in this discussion.
At the discussions it had been proposed that Gnanassara of the BBS shall be arrested before a big din and function because it is being questioned by Muslim Ministers and peace loving citizens why Gnanassara is not being arrested in spite of all these criminal involvements . In order to curb and control the pressures brought to bear on the government , it was suggested that Gnanassara be arrested before a blaze of media publicity and a function.
It was discussed that after the arrest of Gnanassara , some other BBS monks and a civilian , and wide media publicity given , the situation will return to normal.
When the police media spokesman had stated , ‘Sir, this is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our transparency.’ Gotabaya had replied , ‘ we cannot allow the Thambis to dance as they want. What was done at Alutgama was very good . Now we must do something in a manner that will not incommode our forces.’ (making the arrests). I shall be informing the date. In all probability it will be a Monday or a Wednesday.’
Keheliya undertook to make the necessary arrangements for the melodramatic display and publicity. They are to be given live coverage over the television channels. But there is an impediment to this , as the police media spokesman had been coordinating with Gnanassara when the Muslims were being attacked and their properties destroyed most ruthlessly and with impunity at Alutgama and Beruwala.
During the Cabinet media briefing that same day at noon , when the media questioned , why the BBS leaders were not arrested when they were inciting the people to racial violence and mayhem , even before at various places like how they provoked them at Alutgama , the IGP gave a most crude and rudely shocking answer : he said, they cannot take action until the damage is done . There ought to be laws to take action against the organization, but that is only after the wrong is committed. What a wonderful answer from the IGP , the highest in the hierarchy of country’s law enforcement Institution ?
A high rung officer of the same police force on the other hand revealed , the IGP is misleading the people on purpose . Under Sri Lanka penal code , unlawful assembly , conspiring or instigating such activities are crimes under section 101 , 113 b , 138, 140, 290, 290 b, 291 b , and 332 , and those laws are already operative. Hence , if the IGP is saying there are no laws to take action against Gnanassara and others who are obviously liable under the aforementioned sections of the penal code , this IGP is not worth his salt and is not deserving of his official post, the same police officer pointed out with regret.
The high rung police officer also pointed out that if Gnanassara is taken into custody on the above charges he cannot be enlarged on bail .
Upon inquiries made by us from a senior attorney at law , he said with a hearty laugh ,if Gnanassara is to be truly arrested even all the criminal charges mentioned in the penal code are not enough, for he is guilty of charges singly and collectively ,even more than all those incorporated in the code.
