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Extra-judicial killings, abductions, burglaries haunt Sri Lanka’s north
Extra-judicial killings, abductions, burglaries haunt Sri Lanka’s north
The resurgence of widespread extra-judicial killings, abductions and burglaries in the northern Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts during the past two months despite a heavy military presence, have created a panic wave among the people in the area.
Reports from Jaffna, the cultural nerve-centre of the Sri Lankan Tamils, reveal that at least five people, including a Hindu priest and an education officer, have been killed, while over a dozen has been abducted by masked-men arriving in vehicles without number plates within the past few weeks.
The latest victim of the current series of killings was a 27-year old youth Kandasamy Iruthayan, who was recently released from the government’s internally displaced (IDP) camp and was residing in Thirunelveli, near Jaffna town. A group of five masked men entered his house around 10 pm on Wednesday (Jan 5, 2011) and stabbed him several times to death before fleeing the area.
Killings
This followed by the dreadful killings of 56-year old Nithyananda Sharma, chief priest of Chankanai Murugan temple, 52-year-old Markandu Sivalingam, deputy director of Education, Valikamam Zone, 29-year old Mahendran Thiruvarudchelvan, a vehicle trader in Thenmaradchchi (his decapitated body was found nine days after his abduction) and 31-year old Ketheeswaran Thevarajah, a postal worker and environmentalist in Vadamaradchchi.
According to latest reports, the deputy director of Education for Valikaamam Zone was shot dead in a close-range by a masked man with a pistol at his home in Urumpirai around 10.30 pm on December 26, in the very presence of his 13-year old daughter.
In an another related incident, police recovered the dead body of 19-year old Ariyanayagam Thulasi, who was missing for two weeks from her home in Puloly, Point-Pedro. The post-mortem report has revealed that she had been sexually abused before her death.
These killings are in addition to the abduction and burglaries. The recent abductions in the Jaffna peninsula include a 30-year old Shanmuganathan Vignesvaran, a teacher from Urumpirai, 35-year old Mahalingam Amirtharajah, a worker from Yogapuram in Urumpirai, a 48-year old widow from Alvai and Sobinathan Gopinath, a 27-year-old driver of a auto trishaw, disappearing from Urumpirai to name a few.
Rising abductions
Worst among them were the abduction of 30 school boys by an armed group from the Kilinochchi district, which was formerly the politico-military headquarters of the LTTE. Of the 30 boys abducted, 28 boys were later dropped at the Omanthai military checkpoint. The fate of the other two is not known. The story has now been twisted as a trip to Vavuniya at their own will.
Danger of such human rights violations not being exposed is high in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts than in the Jaffna peninsula as journalists and aid workers are barred from entering the former rebel heartland. Even the opposition parliamentarians have no access to these areas. The former rebel-held districts virtually remain as military garrisons with the military now building permanent military structures and infrastructure facilities.
The modus-operandi of some of the killings has similarities in nature. The perpetrators have carried out the killing while pretending to be burglars.
Such violence were the daily events when the government troops were locked in fierce war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), but the re-emergence of the dark era even after the military defeat of the LTTE has raised a million dollar question on the motive of such organised crime.
"We are terrified"
Let whatever be the motives, the latest trend of violence has deeply instilled fear and shock among the people.
“We are terrified by the incidents. We get back home early and literally remain indoors, leaving our safety in the hands of the almighty,” a Jaffna resident told JDS.
“These criminal activities have either been carried out by government troops or the groups that have got the unreserved backing of the government and its military. The situation is likely to go on unabatedly with the local government elections scheduled to be held in March,” another resident said on condition of anonymity.
No arrests
The police have not taken any effort to arrest the situation and none has been arrested in this regard to date. Instead, a senior police official for the north has blamed the media and the local politicians for playing up the “not so serious incidents” to gain political mileage.
Jaffna peninsula is heavily guarded by over 40,000 armed military and police personal even after the defeat of the LTTE. Although there is a civil government agent for the north (chief administrating officer) to look after the administration of the former war-zone, it is the military that is running the daily administration there with a recently retired military General serving as the Governor of North.
The Tamil parliamentarians representing the people in the north on Thursday brought the issue to the notice of parliament. Submitting a list of 15 such incidents that occurred in the northern peninsula, the Tamil lawmakers called for explanations from the government as to how such incidents could take place at ease despite a heavy military presence.
Unable to provide satisfactory explanations, the government’s parliamentary group leader, Minister Nimal Sripala de Silva wanted an extra day to respond. This clearly sheds some light as to who could be the perpetrators.
Colombo media keeps mum
Commenting on the incidents, government spokesman and media minister Keheliya Rambukwella has told a news conference in Colombo on Thursday that “the elements that are seeking to tarnish the image of the Colombo government internationally were behind such extra-judicial killings and abductions”.
Refusing to name such evil elements, Minister Rambukwella has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a quick and impartial inquiry into the incidents.
Meanwhile, media sources in Colombo have pointed out that none of the English and Sinhala language national newspapers have reported any of these incidents or the debate in parliament. They, however, were spontaneous enough to publish the denials of the military in this regard.
With the military now being ordered by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the defence minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, to purchase vegetables from the farmers in the north and to sell them at a concessionary rate in Colombo, the perpetrators are likely go scot-free.
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The resurgence of widespread extra-judicial killings, abductions and burglaries in the northern Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts during the past two months despite a heavy military presence, have created a panic wave among the people in the area.
Reports from Jaffna, the cultural nerve-centre of the Sri Lankan Tamils, reveal that at least five people, including a Hindu priest and an education officer, have been killed, while over a dozen has been abducted by masked-men arriving in vehicles without number plates within the past few weeks.
The latest victim of the current series of killings was a 27-year old youth Kandasamy Iruthayan, who was recently released from the government’s internally displaced (IDP) camp and was residing in Thirunelveli, near Jaffna town. A group of five masked men entered his house around 10 pm on Wednesday (Jan 5, 2011) and stabbed him several times to death before fleeing the area.
Killings
This followed by the dreadful killings of 56-year old Nithyananda Sharma, chief priest of Chankanai Murugan temple, 52-year-old Markandu Sivalingam, deputy director of Education, Valikamam Zone, 29-year old Mahendran Thiruvarudchelvan, a vehicle trader in Thenmaradchchi (his decapitated body was found nine days after his abduction) and 31-year old Ketheeswaran Thevarajah, a postal worker and environmentalist in Vadamaradchchi.
According to latest reports, the deputy director of Education for Valikaamam Zone was shot dead in a close-range by a masked man with a pistol at his home in Urumpirai around 10.30 pm on December 26, in the very presence of his 13-year old daughter.
In an another related incident, police recovered the dead body of 19-year old Ariyanayagam Thulasi, who was missing for two weeks from her home in Puloly, Point-Pedro. The post-mortem report has revealed that she had been sexually abused before her death.
These killings are in addition to the abduction and burglaries. The recent abductions in the Jaffna peninsula include a 30-year old Shanmuganathan Vignesvaran, a teacher from Urumpirai, 35-year old Mahalingam Amirtharajah, a worker from Yogapuram in Urumpirai, a 48-year old widow from Alvai and Sobinathan Gopinath, a 27-year-old driver of a auto trishaw, disappearing from Urumpirai to name a few.
Rising abductions
Worst among them were the abduction of 30 school boys by an armed group from the Kilinochchi district, which was formerly the politico-military headquarters of the LTTE. Of the 30 boys abducted, 28 boys were later dropped at the Omanthai military checkpoint. The fate of the other two is not known. The story has now been twisted as a trip to Vavuniya at their own will.
Danger of such human rights violations not being exposed is high in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts than in the Jaffna peninsula as journalists and aid workers are barred from entering the former rebel heartland. Even the opposition parliamentarians have no access to these areas. The former rebel-held districts virtually remain as military garrisons with the military now building permanent military structures and infrastructure facilities.
The modus-operandi of some of the killings has similarities in nature. The perpetrators have carried out the killing while pretending to be burglars.
Such violence were the daily events when the government troops were locked in fierce war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), but the re-emergence of the dark era even after the military defeat of the LTTE has raised a million dollar question on the motive of such organised crime.
"We are terrified"
Let whatever be the motives, the latest trend of violence has deeply instilled fear and shock among the people.
“We are terrified by the incidents. We get back home early and literally remain indoors, leaving our safety in the hands of the almighty,” a Jaffna resident told JDS.
“These criminal activities have either been carried out by government troops or the groups that have got the unreserved backing of the government and its military. The situation is likely to go on unabatedly with the local government elections scheduled to be held in March,” another resident said on condition of anonymity.
No arrests
The police have not taken any effort to arrest the situation and none has been arrested in this regard to date. Instead, a senior police official for the north has blamed the media and the local politicians for playing up the “not so serious incidents” to gain political mileage.
Jaffna peninsula is heavily guarded by over 40,000 armed military and police personal even after the defeat of the LTTE. Although there is a civil government agent for the north (chief administrating officer) to look after the administration of the former war-zone, it is the military that is running the daily administration there with a recently retired military General serving as the Governor of North.
The Tamil parliamentarians representing the people in the north on Thursday brought the issue to the notice of parliament. Submitting a list of 15 such incidents that occurred in the northern peninsula, the Tamil lawmakers called for explanations from the government as to how such incidents could take place at ease despite a heavy military presence.
Unable to provide satisfactory explanations, the government’s parliamentary group leader, Minister Nimal Sripala de Silva wanted an extra day to respond. This clearly sheds some light as to who could be the perpetrators.
Colombo media keeps mum
Commenting on the incidents, government spokesman and media minister Keheliya Rambukwella has told a news conference in Colombo on Thursday that “the elements that are seeking to tarnish the image of the Colombo government internationally were behind such extra-judicial killings and abductions”.
Refusing to name such evil elements, Minister Rambukwella has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a quick and impartial inquiry into the incidents.
Meanwhile, media sources in Colombo have pointed out that none of the English and Sinhala language national newspapers have reported any of these incidents or the debate in parliament. They, however, were spontaneous enough to publish the denials of the military in this regard.
With the military now being ordered by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the defence minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, to purchase vegetables from the farmers in the north and to sell them at a concessionary rate in Colombo, the perpetrators are likely go scot-free.
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Extra-judicial killings, abductions, burglaries haunt Sri Lanka’s north Full Story
Friday, January 7, 2011
Concern over Jaffna disappearances
Politicians and non-governmental organisations have expressed serious concern over the “deterioration” of law and order in the northern districts.
Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe demanded in Parliament that an all party delegation should be sent to Jaffna to assess the situation. Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Minister Douglas Devananda told Parliament on Tuesday that fear psychosis was prevailing in JaffnaConcern over Jaffna disappearances Full Story
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
'Experimenting with Eezham Tamils on how to cheat trauma'
'Experimenting with Eezham Tamils on how to cheat trauma'
[Wed, 05 Jan 2011, 00:02 GMT]
First, deliberately and knowingly give a blow of trauma to a nation of people, without worrying about the outcome. What comes later is later. Then you know the trauma will backfire. So, make the nation to cheat its trauma by advocating religious observations, cricket, sports and entertainment. They don’t make much difference from drugs and alcohol, except that they bring in lesser physical health problems and lesser ‘law and order’ problems to the oppressors. But a trauma shouldn’t be cheated. Seeking justice and working for justice are the truly meaningful ways for a nation to treat its trauma, says a mental-health therapist from Vanni in a note sent to TamilNet on Tuesday. Full story >>
As Sri Lanka Speaks of “Conditional Visas” for Ban's Panel, UN Switches to “Potential Visit," No Answer on to Whom Ban Spoke
By Matthew Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS, January 4 -- Eighteen days after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said his Panel on Accountability would go to Sri Lanka, his spokesman Martin Nesirky now openly called it a “potential visit,” and refused to answer Inner City Press' questions about who Ban spoke with before his December 17 announcement, and if even the Panel's staff would visit Colombo.
Each work day between Christmas and New Years, Nesirky refused to answer six questions Inner City Press asked each day. Nesirky insisted, as he did on January 4, that he has “no new guidance” from the Panel.
Nesirky told Inner City Press that "between Christmas and New Years [we had] a number of exchanges... nothing has changed in the guidance I have for you." Video here, from Minute 6:32.
That is, that Ban and his Panel refuse to provide Spokesman Nesirky with information as basic as who in the Sri Lankan government they spoke with.
With public reports now speaking of “conditional visas” and the Panel being limited to “making representations” to the Lessons Learnt & Reconciliation Panel set up by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, whose brother directed military operations during the bloody events in 2009, Nesirky claimed that “we were fairly clear on where things were, and they remain there.”What?
UN's Ban and his Panel: no guidance on switch from Dec. 17 statement Ban's acting Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq has twice told Inner City Press that Ban's Panel's work goes beyond speaking with the LLRC. But then, without answering any of Inner ity Press' pending questions, he told BBC's Sinhalese service that perhaps Ban's panel, contrary to what Ban said on December 17, will NOT go to Sri Lanka.
Did Ban Ki-moon actually have an agreement from the Rajapaksa administration -- apparently absent its minister of external affairs G.L. Peiris -- for a less restriction visit to Sri Lanka by his Panel? Or did he agree that his Panel would only “make representations” to the LLRC members? This should be clarified, but Ban's spokesmen have refused to. Watch this site.
Sri Lanka seeks weapons from rogue states, earns U.S. ire
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Sri Lanka potentially violated U.N. sanctions against Iran and North Korea, according to a confidential U.S. cable obtained by WikiLeaks and published by the Norwegian daily Aftenpost. According to the cable, Sri Lankan officials sought to procure grenade launchers, ship-borne rocket systems and other military equipment from Tehran and Pyongyang. U.S. intelligence was reported to have linked a Sri Lankan company that buys military equipment for the Sri Lankan military to an effort to purchase of RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade launchers (RPGs) and multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) from North Korea's primary weapons trading firm. The cable also said that the United States had received information that Iran's Ministry of Defense Logistics Export Center (Modlex) has recently provided an $11.4 million quote to the Sri Lankan Navy to install rocket systems on their war ships.
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Sri Lanka's attempt at illegal arms deal with Iran, N.Korea exposed
[Wed, 05 Jan 2011, 02:08 GMT]
A classified State Department cable dated march 8, 2009, released by WikiLeaks and posted in Norwegian daily Aftenposten, revealed that Sri Lanka's alleged attempts to negotiate arms deal with Iranian Government and North Korean Government violated U.S's Iran Non-proliferation Act of 2000 (INKSNA), and the United Nation's Security Council Resolution 1718 (UNSCR 1718). Lanka Logistics, a Sri Lanka Government owned firm was named in the classified document as the Sri Lanka party involved in the illegal arms deal. Gotabaya Rajapakse, brother of Sri Lanka's President, held the post of chairman of the firm and exercised complete control over arms purchases, according to Colombo media reports. Full story >>
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
"The Pope's message on religious freedom crucial for Sri Lanka"
01/04/2011 10:35
SRI LANKA
"The Pope's message on religious freedom crucial for Sri Lanka"
by Melani Manel Perera
Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando, a political analyst and human rights activist, speaks to AsiaNews about the message launched by Benedict XVI for World Day of Peace, "Religious Freedom, the path to peace." Stressing that the faithful of every religion must root their beliefs in mutual respect.
Colombo (AsiaNews) - "The Pope's message is very important to highlight the situation in Sri Lanka. If mistakes were made in the past, then Christians should be humble and ask for forgiveness, just as Pope John Paul II did on March 12, 2000, the first Sunday of Lent. " Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando, coordinator of the Young Christian Workers Movement in Sri Lanka, a political analyst and human rights activist, spoke to AsiaNews about how the Pope’s message for the World Day of Peace reflects the situation in his country.
In Sri Lanka we speak of the presence of 4 major religious traditions in the country. We publicly acknowledge it. At the same time there is no religious persecutions meted out directly to minority religious. The Constitution adopted in 1978 there is a special chapter on the place given to the religion of the majority. I do not think that people from the minority race or minority religions could aspire to the leadership of the country. Even though that fact is not stated so in the rules. Who so ever aspire to lead the country must be from the majority race or religion. Indirectly there is no sense of equality in the strict sense of the word. However the religious leaders from the four traditions do occasionally come together for joint projects.
"The Pope's message on religious freedom crucial for Sri Lanka" Full Story
SRI LANKA
"The Pope's message on religious freedom crucial for Sri Lanka"
by Melani Manel Perera
Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando, a political analyst and human rights activist, speaks to AsiaNews about the message launched by Benedict XVI for World Day of Peace, "Religious Freedom, the path to peace." Stressing that the faithful of every religion must root their beliefs in mutual respect.
Colombo (AsiaNews) - "The Pope's message is very important to highlight the situation in Sri Lanka. If mistakes were made in the past, then Christians should be humble and ask for forgiveness, just as Pope John Paul II did on March 12, 2000, the first Sunday of Lent. " Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando, coordinator of the Young Christian Workers Movement in Sri Lanka, a political analyst and human rights activist, spoke to AsiaNews about how the Pope’s message for the World Day of Peace reflects the situation in his country.In Sri Lanka we speak of the presence of 4 major religious traditions in the country. We publicly acknowledge it. At the same time there is no religious persecutions meted out directly to minority religious. The Constitution adopted in 1978 there is a special chapter on the place given to the religion of the majority. I do not think that people from the minority race or minority religions could aspire to the leadership of the country. Even though that fact is not stated so in the rules. Who so ever aspire to lead the country must be from the majority race or religion. Indirectly there is no sense of equality in the strict sense of the word. However the religious leaders from the four traditions do occasionally come together for joint projects.
"The Pope's message on religious freedom crucial for Sri Lanka" Full Story
Monday, January 3, 2011
Boys 'abducted' in Kilinochchi-BBC News
Boys 'abducted' in Kilinochchi
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| The group has allegedly abducted 30 Tamil boys |
A group of boys abducted in Kilinochchi and taken towards Vavuniya in a bus by an armed group were later released, a Tamil boy has told security officials in the north.
28 out of 30 children were released by the armed group at the Omanthai military check point, the boy has told the police.
While travelling towards Vavuniya, the boy has said, at least four armed men were comparing photographs stored in a laptop computer with those abducted.
Two of the abducted were later taken towards Vavuniya by the group said the victim.
A senior police official in Kilinochchi told the BBC that the police received a complaint by one of the boys allegedly abducted.
But the police are yet to find any information regarding the two missing boys, the official added.
Reports from the main city of northern Sri Lanka, Jaffna, say people there are living in fear because of a current series of killings, abductions and robberies.
Director General of the Media Centre for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle told BBC Sandeshaya that he was not aware of any abductions although police are investigating the killing of a civil servant.
"Jaffna is a peaceful place totally under the control of security forces," he added.
Boys 'abducted' in Kilinochchi-BBC News | |
Vanni Narratives. The exposure to massive, existential trauma resulted in the tearing of the social fabric described here as collective trauma.By Dr. Daya Somasundaram
War Without Witness in Sri Lanka
| Vanni Narratives. The exposure to massive, existential trauma resulted in the tearing of the social fabric described here as collective trauma.By Dr. Daya Somasundaram |  |  |  |
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 Vanni Narratives A population of 300,000 underwent multiple displacements, deaths, injuries, deprivation of water, food, medical care and other basic needs caught between the shelling and bombings of the state forces and the LTTE which forcefully recruited men, women and children to fight on the frontlines and held the rest hostage. The exposure to massive, existential trauma resulted in the tearing of the social fabric described here as collective trauma.By Dr. Daya Somasundaram The writer: Formerly Senior Professor of Psychiatry University of Jaffna & Consultant Psychiatrist, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Currently Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Adelaide & Consultant Psychiatrist, Glenside Hospital, South Australia. | |
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Chief Justice hands in resignation letter following the President’s critical comments against Appellate Court judges
2011-01-02
Chief Justice Ashoka de Silva has handed in his letter of resignation to the President in protest against comments made by the President during a recent meeting with the Chief Justice, Lanka News Web reliably learns.
During a meeting with the Chief Justice to discuss affairs related to the judiciary at the end of the year, the President had asked de Silva as to the outcome of the cases that are before court against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. The Chief Justice had said the cases against Fonseka were biased and that they were in complete violation of natural justice. He had said that a majority of the Appelate Court judges were of the belief that people’s trust in the judiciary would erode and would bring disrepute to the country’s judiciary at international levels, if the Court Martial verdicts against Fonseka were endorsed by the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court.Angered by the Chief Justice’s comment, the President had asked if there had been any other state head who had provided the judges with many benefits that they are currently enjoying. The President had said that he knew exactly what needed to be done in the event the judiciary actions obstructed his rule.
The Chief Justice had responded by thanking the President for his kind gestures towards the judges and asked the President not to mix it up with the independence of the judiciary.
Unable to contain his anger at hearing the Chief Justice’s words, the President had walked out of the office. However, before leaving the meeting, the Chief Justice had informed the President’s Secretary that he could not carry out his duties under such a backdrop.
The Chief Justice had said that his self respect and the independence of the judiciary were important than an office. A few hours later, the Chief Justice had sent his letter of resignation to the President through the President’s Secretary.
Shocked by the Chief Justice’s move, the President however had not accepted the resignation letter. The President had asked his secretary to intervene in the matter and to inform the Chief Justice that the President regretted if certain comments made by him had hurt de Silva.
The President’s Secretary had said that it would be quite disastrous to try and shout at members of the judiciary and then ask them back in the manner in which politicians are treated.
http://www.lankanewsweb.com/news/EN_2011_01_02_002.html FULL STORY>>>
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sri Lanka President must be held responsible
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| Late Sivalingam’s wife crying at the cortege leaving for cremation |
The military also has at its disposal, the most hated Tamil paramilitaries and former LTTE combatants who deserted the movement over the years on various grounds that play an important part in the kidnaps and murders in Jaffna.
Lethal of all are the well groomed men of former LTTE military head Mahataya and the unscrupulous paramilitary group of Minister Douglas Devananda.
Gopalasamy Mahendrarajah alias Mahathaya was the second in command of the LTTE and was executed on 28 December 1994 by the LTTE on the charges of collaboration with the Indian intelligence service RAW. Following his arrest, detention and execution a section of his men sought sanctuary with the army.
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
'Fear still prevails' in Jaffna-By Charles Haviland 31Dec 2010BBC news,Colombo
'Fear still prevails' in Jaffna
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| A series of killings, abductions and robberies has spread fear in Jaffna |
Reports from the main city of northern Sri Lanka, Jaffna, say people there are living in fear because of a current series of killings, abductions and robberies.
Among those killed by unidentified assailants within the past three weeks were a Hindu priest and an education official.
The army, which has a heavy presence there, has expressed some concern while saying it is nothing really out of the ordinary.
The Sri Lankan government usually excludes foreign journalists from Jaffna.
Violent crime has been rising in and around the mainly Tamil city to such an extent that the municipal council issued a statement urging the government to stop it.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Youth abducted, Sri Lanka colonial commander denies knowledge
[TamilNet, Friday, 31 December 2010, 01:07 GMT]
Unidentified persons coming in a white van abducted a youth in Urumpiraay, Jaffna, in broad daylight and in public, while he was riding a bicycle Thursday. When contacted by media over the incident, Sri Lanka’s colonial commander in Jaffna, Maj. Gen Hathurusinghe not only denied any knowledge of it, but also said that there are no chances for such abductions since the LTTE doesn’t exist now. When it was pointed out that public had witnessed the abduction and that the bicycle and slippers of the victim had been remaining on the street, the ‘Asian Nobel laureate’ General replied that the police would investigate into that matter. However, the police that picked up the evidence also denied any abduction. Meanwhile, irresponsible reporting of the happenings in Jaffna by some in the diaspora affects the credibility of even bona fide news, commented media circles in Jaffna. Full story >>>.
Unidentified persons coming in a white van abducted a youth in Urumpiraay, Jaffna, in broad daylight and in public, while he was riding a bicycle Thursday. When contacted by media over the incident, Sri Lanka’s colonial commander in Jaffna, Maj. Gen Hathurusinghe not only denied any knowledge of it, but also said that there are no chances for such abductions since the LTTE doesn’t exist now. When it was pointed out that public had witnessed the abduction and that the bicycle and slippers of the victim had been remaining on the street, the ‘Asian Nobel laureate’ General replied that the police would investigate into that matter. However, the police that picked up the evidence also denied any abduction. Meanwhile, irresponsible reporting of the happenings in Jaffna by some in the diaspora affects the credibility of even bona fide news, commented media circles in Jaffna. Full story >>>.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Sri Lanka bans BBC again from war inquiry panel
But the BBC correspondent and a number of Sri Lankan journalists were turned away at the prison gates.
The 26-year conflict ended in May last year with victory for government forces over the Tamil Tiger separatists.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Terror campaign in Jaffna: abducted youth tortured and beheaded
Terror campaign in Jaffna: abducted youth tortured and beheaded
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 29 December 2010, 21:27 GMT]Mahendran Thiruvarudchelvam, known as Chelvam, abducted 9 days ago was tortured and beheaded as evidenced by his remains reaching Jaffna Teaching Hospital. Even though initial reports said that he had been abducted for a ransom of 8 million, his background and prevailing terror campaign in the SL-military-occupied Jaffna point to deeper motives behind his killing, human rights activists in Jaffna said. Mr. Chelvam, 28-year-old, and father of a child, was living in Vanni to the end of the war, spent some time in the internment camp and was released for resettlement. He returned to his native place Meesaalai North near Kanakan-pu'liyadi and started doing business as a vehicle dealer. The former residents of Vanni, whether they are in captivity or released, are viewed by the occupying military and paramilitary as objects for exploitation and then extermination.. Full story >>
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
New Democracy- Sri Lankan Style:-‘Sri Lankan forces planned education officer’s assassination in Jaffna’
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'Disaster management' observed with Sinhala anthem in Jaffna
[TamilNet, Monday, 27 December 2010, 00:03 GMT]Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa did not attend disaster management event (National Security Day), remembering Tsunami, took place this time in his colonial territory of Jaffna on 26th December.
'Disaster management' observed with
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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( 1 Vote )New Left Front Leader Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne today lodged a complaint at the Human Rights Commission alleging that that he and his party members were attacked at the airport earlier this month after he arrived in the island from the UK FULL Full Story.
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