Jiffy Company which destructed Deduru Oya start to intimidate the environmentalists – Environmentalist Ravindra Kariyawasam
Oct 06, 2015
Coordinator of the Environment and Nature Education Centre Ravindra Kariyawasam said the Jiffy Company which is directly involved for the destruction of the Deduru Oya and harming its surrounding ecological system, is threatening the environmentalists and hindering their works. The latter told this to raise awareness to the journalists during a media communiqué held yesterday(05).
Kariyawasam speaking during the media communiqué said
I, Wekandawala Rahula Himi, Duminda Dissanayake went on a monitoring mission to see the destruction caused to the Deduru Oya and its surrounding area on Saturday the 3rd. While monitoring nearly 30 people of the Jiffy Company came and hindered our inspection. The group intimidated us and tried to take our cameras and equipments and abused us in foul languages.
When we informed the police the Kobeigane police came to site and took us to the police and took statements. Meantime the police checked our documents and cameras without any reason but did not take any actions against the workers of the Jiffy Company which hindered our work. The police took action against the innocent party who got affected.
It is very clear that the police support multinational companies which destruct the environment. Not only have the police all state institutions in that area supports the Jiffy Company. The most perplexing is that the multinational companies which destruct the environment have now started to threaten and use foul languages against the monks and the environmentalists. The state institutions also stand with such companies.
When we informed the police the Kobeigane police came to site and took us to the police and took statements. Meantime the police checked our documents and cameras without any reason but did not take any actions against the workers of the Jiffy Company which hindered our work. The police took action against the innocent party who got affected.
It is very clear that the police support multinational companies which destruct the environment. Not only have the police all state institutions in that area supports the Jiffy Company. The most perplexing is that the multinational companies which destruct the environment have now started to threaten and use foul languages against the monks and the environmentalists. The state institutions also stand with such companies.
We have written a letter to the President who is the current environment minister to take action against the intimidation exercised against environmentalists.
Lawyer Nuwan Bopage insisted
These environmentalists have not gone inside the Jiffy factory and taken photographs. They went on a monitoring mission around the Deduru Oya. The police don’t have any legal rights to take them under police custody and to obtain statements. If they are going to check them they have to obtain a prior court order. Meantime the police have taken actions against the complaint party. The police have not taken action to note down the complaint. It is clear the police and the legal institutions work in favour of the company.
These environmentalists have not gone inside the Jiffy factory and taken photographs. They went on a monitoring mission around the Deduru Oya. The police don’t have any legal rights to take them under police custody and to obtain statements. If they are going to check them they have to obtain a prior court order. Meantime the police have taken actions against the complaint party. The police have not taken action to note down the complaint. It is clear the police and the legal institutions work in favour of the company.
Meantime multinational companies have started to acquire or kill whoever who hinder their works.
