(Lanka-e-News-17.July.2014, 11.00PM) The present chief of staff of the army, Jagath Jayasuriya who gave orders to remove the surrendered prisoners in the camps in the north during the war , and kill them ; and who also gave orders to kill the school students who asked for drinking water at Rathupaswala , and therefore directly responsible for the crimes in both instances has traveled to Philadelphia , America, according to reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division. He had gone to attend the funeral of his elder brother residing in Blue Bell, Philadelphia. Though the deceased is the elder brother of Jagath Jayasuriya , he was not a war criminal unlike Jagath Jayasuriya. He was a professor . His funeral rites are due to take place today 17 th July. Jagath Jaysuriya had gone to the Emil J. Ciavarelli Family Funeral Homes, 951 E. Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002. Philadelphia where the remains are lying, and where the funeral proceedings will take place.
No matter what, those who are concerned about human rights in that country have expressed rude shock over Jagath Jaysuriya freely moving about in that country sans diplomatic immunity even after having been directly responsible for giving orders to kill theTamil prisoners of war who surrendered in the north as well as the unarmed Sinhala children at Rathupaswala.
It is well to recall it was America that brought a resolution at the Geneva sessions alleging there are monumental human rights violations across the country and that war crimes were committed in Sri Lanka , and therefore appointed the international human rights council to investigate them.
Hence, if America is to advance such a resolution , surely it must be in possession of evidence too. In the circumstances, America is not unaware that Jagath Jayasuriya is an accused for violating human rights.
In the discussion reported by Lanka e news today too, the army commander with whom the discussion was held also leveled serious accusations against him.
Those who do not know the law may be enlightened that under the No.8 federal law of America section 12-27 , today , Jagath Jayasuriya can be interrogated and arrested. That is the true legal position.
Those in America who are truly concerned about human rights question , how come America which is insisting on enforcing the law in SL against the human rights transgressors allowing such a transgressor to move freely and in carefree manner on its own soil ?
