In what could be a visible setback to the country’s reconciliation process, President Maithripala Sirisena has declared that until he is the President of Sri Lanka, no foreign judges or courts will be part of any judicial process.
Sirisena who has been adamant against any international participation in an accountability probe on war crimes allegedly carried out by both the military and the LTTE during the last stages of the war which reportedly killed some 40,000 civilians during 2009, reiterated his stand at an event held in Panadura on Friday.
“As long as I am the President of this country, I will not allow for any international courts, international judges and international organisations to interfere with the internal affairs of Sri Lanka and the judiciary,” he said.
Sirisena also added that he will not allow any national or international activity to take place which will prove to be a danger to the country’s integrity and independence.
Incidentally, Sirisena’s declaration comes just days after United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein underscored the importance of bringing in international judges, prosecutors, investigators and lawyers into the judicial mechanism to probe war crimes.
“The High Commissioner remains convinced that international participation in the accountability mechanisms would be a necessary guarantee for the independence and impartiality of the process in the eyes of victims, as Sri Lanka’s judicial institutions currently lack the credibility needed to gain their trust,” Zeid said in a report presented at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council held on June 28.
Mid this week, addressing a press conference Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera termed Sirisena’s resolute against allowing international participation as a ‘personal opinion.’ ( By Munza Mushtaq © Colombo Telegraph )
KA Sumanasekera / July 9, 2016
Finance Minister and UNP heavy hitter Galleon Ravi told his loyal Yahapalana suckers that Bodhi Sira will be the Prez even after 2020..
It was only a couple of days ago.
UNP and SLFP hybrid, Foreign Minister Mangalan said Bodhi Sira has his own opinions and he is entitled to them as CT says.
Who is Bodhi Sira now trying to kid?.
Sira couldn’t sack Mahendran, even after his employment contract expired.
Until the sane Yahapalana suckers lead by Mr Jayarathna did it for him.
Still UNP PM ,Batalanada Ranil pre empted any possibility of adverse findings of COPE on Mahendran ,by holding a special training for the UNP COPE Faction at the Temple Trees.
Our Dalits may not understand Private & Public Bond Selling and the dosh the dealers make as trailing commissions for themselves and their political affiliates.
But our Dalits know when their loved ones, who saved the Nation from Tamil Terrorists are dragged before even Sripvan’s Judges ,let alone Foreign ones with funny Wigs.
And the Dalits are not going to take it lying down..
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
KASmaalam KA Sumanasekera
“And the Dalits are not going to take it lying down..”
You are not kidding are you?
When did the Dalit assert themselves in this island. Its always the corrupt politicians, unelected racists Sangha, war criminals, thugs, crooks, b***s carriers, cronies like you …?
Leave the Dalits alone, let them live hope, thats all they can do now among Sinhala/Buddhist govis.
In the name of Dalits aren’t you doing well, handicap and backhanders?
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KA Sumanasekera / July 9, 2016
Dear Native,
Which Dalits are you on about now?..
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
KASmaalam KA Sumanasekera
“Which Dalits are you on about now?.”
First, you define what Dalit actually is, then I will tell you which one it is.
Since MR was sent home, how do you manage your up-keep, now that you have taken up handicap without the back-handers? Are you still part of MR’s retinue?
Assuming you are, what is a typical day like?
While you are asleep who carries his b***s.
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KA Sumanasekera / July 10, 2016
Dear Native,
How many times do I have repeat?
My Golf Club membership and the Single Malts are all paid by divvies from Blue Chips..
I can give you a few good ones to hold for the long term, and collect the dividends, without eroding your capital,
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Spark / July 11, 2016
Sumanasekeran, you will continue this bullshit writing until you find your own roots and ancestors in Dravidia, or are you a typical Sinhalese coward to seek the truth?
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Lankan / July 10, 2016
Yes Sumanasekara, who or what is a dalit, in the Sri Lankan context, according to you?
Come on, enlighten us please…
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Dr.Rajasingham Narendran / July 9, 2016
Mr.President,
Are you planning to resign soon? If not, you should. You are playing too many games now that do not befit the position you hold and the trust and hope reposed in you. You are undermining the government you head. Are you pretending to be ignorant of government decisions, made at cabinet level, over which you preside? Are you not aware that your government co-sponsored the 2015 resolution at the UNHCR? If you are not, it is definitely time for you to resign.
Dr.Rajasingham Narendran
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Thiru / July 9, 2016
Don’t get carried away:
Sirisena simply means that no Sinhala ruler will allow impartial war crimes investigation to be conducted inside Sri Lanka, which international investigators judges and jurors can ensure.
Why? Because they took part, and know that grave war crimes were committed with the full knowledge of a majority of Sinhalese, even ordinary citizens.
But, if the international community is firm then they can conduct outside Sri Lanka such an investigation.
In sum, Sri Lanka is testing the determination of the UNHRC for conducting such an investigation.
Sri Lankan rulers make promises, and even laws but they renege on the implementation. Examples include the agreement with India in 1987 and the Tamil national language act.
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Eusense / July 9, 2016
thiru
Not only Sinhalese rulers even if it was a Tamil ruler he/she will not allow foreigners to come in and preside over our courts. It is nothing but demeaning. May be as a Tamil you may allow that, but not any Sri Lankan who has any self dignity.
Your war crime scenario is all fake. How do you suggest fighting a terror group that can’t be distinguished from the civilians? Your supreme terrorist leader VP should have thought about these innocent civilians. In other words Tamils are responsible for these deaths because no Tamil took any effort to stop this cold blooded murderer. Who ever who died during the end of war (both Tamils and Sinhalese) were our heroes. Why, they gave their lives to bring peace and freedom to the rest 18 million Sri Lankans.
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AJ / July 10, 2016
If Sri Lankans with self dignity wouldn’t allow foreign judges, then why would Sri Lanka sponsor a resolution calling for foreign judges ?????
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
aj
Go ask those lying politicians!
If you read and understood my post you wouldn’t ask such a stupid question from me!
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AJ / July 11, 2016
Yes I did read your stupid comment and read subsequent intelligent posts by members of public who didn’t agree with you.
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KA Sumanasekera / July 10, 2016
Eusense,
VP who?….
I thought the brutal Sinhala Army went after the innocent Tamil inhabitants for 30 years, rounded them up and held in Nanthikadal.
And cluster bombed the crap out of them.
I have never seen or heard this HR Chief Bedouin Prince mentioning a Tamil Supreme Terrorist Leader..
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eusense / July 10, 2016
KA
The sinhalese genocide team did not do a good job!
They had left out vedda, RN, anpu, aj, mullyran, ajit and many others!
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Anpu / July 10, 2016
eusense,
You do not know what GENOCIDE means. You do not know what holocaust means.
Are you saying that you and your fellows should have killed us. That is what the successive Sinhalese govts did – murdering thousands of civilians.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
anpu
“Sinhalese govts did – murdering thousands of civilians.”
How did you escape that??
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
““Sinhalese govts did – murdering thousands of civilians.” How did you escape that??”
Anpu was not a Sinhalese in 1971 and again he was not a Sinhalese between 1987 and 1991.
In 1971 and between 1987 and 1991 Tamils were the allies of the state. In fact, Premadasa had good relation with LTTE.
In these two periods of slaughter, how did you manage to escape?
Did the armed forces and the JVP have a policy of not killing the stupidest person of the land?
Luckily your stupidity saved your life.
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Eusense / July 11, 2016
stupid vedda
you keep on asking idiotic questions?
Isn’t you who said there was slaughter?? If there was slaughter there wouldn’t be any Sinhalese left in SL, you idiot!
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AJ / July 11, 2016
EuNonsensese
Anpu said ‘thousands of civilians’ not ‘all the civilians’. There is a difference Mrs Nonsense
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AJ / July 11, 2016
No you are wrong again. AJ is my dead cousin assassinated by the state terrorists. Oops
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shankar / July 11, 2016
eusense
” It is nothing but demeaning.”
if it is demeaning why did you co sponsor the resolution?
how come something becomes demeaning a year later but at that time was celebrated as getting rid of the electric chair.
are we to become the laughing stock of the whole world,co sponsoring something and now calling it demeaning.The rest of the world will think we are uneducated savages running around in our loin cloths still.
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Eusense / July 9, 2016
RN,
Are you naive or plane brainless? Tell me any politician who has kept their promises. Pick your choice; Obama, Cameron, Modi, Jayalalitha or anybody else you know.
Beside that, why do you want to allow foreign lawyers/judges to practice in our country? Can a lawyer or a judge from SL preside in courts of any of those western countries? Can you just go practice Veterinary medicine in those countries? Can a Physician, Dentist, accountant, lawyer or any other professional practice in those countries? Why do you think we should allow foreign judges to preside in our courts? Let those countries allow our professionals to practice in their countries we will do the same.
Yes, they can have courts outside my country with any judges they want. But am I going to recognize their out come? NO
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
“Are you naive or plane brainless?”
To begin with, you need a brain yourself to know whether RN has one or not. It is going to be tedious exercise and why don’t you drop it?
“Pick your choice; Obama, Cameron, Modi, Jayalalitha or anybody else you know”
What have all their promises got to do with this island? So you are happy with your own liars.
” why do you want to allow foreign lawyers/judges to practice in our country? ” “Let those countries allow our professionals to practice in their countries we will do the same.”
Why not, lot of Sri Lankan-born liars are working in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, ….. why foreigners can’t practice here on this island?
Stupid I
Have you heard of Dr Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, Judge of the International Court of Justice?
What ignorant stupid you are.
Stupid is as Stupid types.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
stupid genocide survivor vedda,
Did you understand what I wrote?? What an idiotic response! It was not even written to you for god sake! you are jumping to show your stupidity.
Read again, no politician can be trusted they all lie through their teeth. So, why trust Sirisena? This is true for even Obama and Cameron.
Stupid vedda, where did I say I am happy with our liars?? In fact every politician is a liar, they say something and do something else. If you didn’t know that, you are another brainless air head.
There is no end to your stupidity to say “Why not, lot of Sri Lankan-born liars are working in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, …..” Don’t you know these “Sri Lankan-born liars” have to pass professional licencing exams before they can practice?
Your ignorance and stupidity shows well when you cite Dr Christopher Gregory Weeramantry who is an International court justice, who is allowed to practice only under a world body but not in any sovereign country.
Please don’t respond to my posts if you can’t understand the core point I am bringing up. Only thing you do is exposing your own stupidity in public!
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Anpu / July 9, 2016
eusense,
you are the one with no brain.
Sl Govt co sponsored the resolution. Key commitments included the creation of a truth commission, reparations and missing persons offices and, most controversially, an independent special court for war crimes with “participation of Commonwealth and other foreign judges, defence lawyers and authorised prosecutors and investigators.
Breaking promises by Sinhalese political leaders is not new. Read my comment here https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/tamils-gave-prabhakaran-the-revolver-to-kill-tamils/comment-page-1/#comment-1984685
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
anpu
Did you read and understand my comment? If you did you wouldn’t write this kind of response. Do you think a single Sri Lankan (except terror group LTTE supporters and separatist) including Sinhalese politicians would agree for such a demeaning active inside our sovereign country? Didn’t you even suspect that the Sirisena gov. was lying and playing tricks with the UN and the US? Why are you now act surprised? My guess is the US got Sirisena to make that fake promise. Didn’t you know that no politicians can be trusted whether Sinhalese or Tamil, from the West or from the east?
You give the answer your self by saying “Breaking promises by Sinhalese political leaders is not new.” What can you or I can do about this??
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Dr,Rajasingham Narendran / July 10, 2016
Our President also said on the same occasion,
“It is the policy of the current government to act according to the advice and guidance of the venerable Maha Sangha in every activity related to national security and other matters,” Daily Mirror .
He is playing cheap politics to please the gallery. What a shame! Is this the Yahapalnaya, he promised to harvest votes?
Is this not an attempt to draw away the extreme elements to his side and away from the Mahinda camp?
What sort of national healing can one expect from this man? He is as cheap as it comes in this country.
Dr.RN
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eusense / July 10, 2016
RN
What do you expect from politicians?
Honesty and integrity? You speak like you were born yesterday!
By the way what national healing are you talking about? Why do you think you and your “honest” tamil political leaders did not talk about stopping the ltte terror war and talk about “national healing” during that dark 30 years? Why are you so interested about “national healing” now? You never uttered the words “national healing” at anytime in the past until the ltte terror war was defeated. Why RN??
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
“Why do you think you and your “honest” tamil political leaders did not talk about stopping the ltte terror war and talk about “national healing” during that dark 30 years?”
Why are you s***ing on your brain?
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
stupid vedda,
You need psychiatric intervention asap. You can’t even answer a simple question, but keep on jabbering nonsense!
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
What is the difference between you and a knife?
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Eusense / July 11, 2016
stupid vedda
Again repeating stupidity!
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AJ / July 11, 2016
Finally you signed your name correctly at the end : ‘nonsense’. Instead of sense
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AJ / July 11, 2016
RN did utter ‘national healing ‘during the war. You are wrong again, Mrs EUNonsense
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Mallaiyuran / July 10, 2016
It is UN who wanted originally a genocide war to take place without witness. It is their verdict, not Lankawe’s courts’ verdict. UN was censured on its own floor for having removed it watchers to facilitate to carry out the genocide without witness. When UNSG had his press meeting in Colombo after surveying Mullivaikkal from a helicopter, he said that he had not seen carnage like that in his life.
Prince Zeid promised on the floor of the International Organization, which many looks for justice served, when it was denied locally for them that he would personally make sure in September 2015 the report he was taking from table in March will be presented. In September, swallowing his promise that was given out just only 6 months ago, he removed the 42 names of the accused war criminals said were there and produced a watered out report.
European court gave out a verdict that when LTTE was banned, EU did not based on facts but responded India’s request to ban LTTE. It further said India had its own interest in that matter.
Out of the 42 names said to exist in the OISL report, the leading was the defense Minister, New King who is the President now. Fonseka is a minister in the cabinet. Wimal Weerawansa said three of Old Royal Family’s names were there. Old Royals still controlling the many ministers in the cabinet and large scale of Lankawe government’s VIPs (about 2000 of them) through the nepotism they practiced in their time. They all have the capacity to influence a Lankawe court Inquiry. Minster Wijedasa and Minister Tilak stalled Avant Garde inquiries. Army commanders, who committed the 21st century’s worst crime are still in power and in foreign diplomatic services, like as UN permanent rep. 150,000 members of the rapist army is entering in North’s restaurants and eating free food by issuing threats of arresting innocents under PTA or beating and shooting them arbitrarily. Even the school girls are tasted only for one occasion and shot and eliminated for not wasting time in rape charges. Paranagama commission was repeatedly accused of sending CIDs to the houses of the missing person complainers to investigate them under PTA. Every accessible person to government who contributed to “Killing Field “ of Channel -4 was beaten and tortured to witness back in “Lies Agreed Upon” and swallow their words in “Killing Field”. It is under these circumstances the Lankawe government going to investigate locally.
When Khurram Shaikh, the British social worker was murdered by rapist parliamentarians, local government members and law enforcement officials, Old King refused to investigate it. But the foreign national had their job done for them in two years. When many non LTTE related Tamil youths were trapped and sued in foreign courts to help Old King, Tamils’ cases of rapes and murder from 1958 is still outstanding to get to the court. That is an injustice done to Tamils by foreign governments and International Bodies which formed to serve justice for the crimes committed by unchallengeable, in massive scales.
Secretary Kerry who is under the influence of the Sinhala Intellectuals of his office has been petting the Lankan government and maintaining a relationship of I scratch your back and you scratch my back, with the goverment.
Human rights Laws and International humanitarian laws are pieces International legislations. Basically, Lanakawe’s legal professionals, whether they are biased like defense lawyer Desmond de Silva or not, have had not any experience on those area. UN, who administer these law have the records of the Lankawe’s legal professional. UN sponsored IIGEP has submitted report on the level of the lawyers and Judges found in Lankawe before it resigned from its duty.
When they are having even a headache, these Lankawe Parliamentarian fly to a Western country, pull off their cloths and prostrate in front of the foreign Specialist Doctors to cut and check them. For More than 40 years, the entire Sinhala nation had combed out all the International governments’ constitutional structure to see which one they can smoothly use to suppress Tamils. In Old King time, many foreign Consultations employed in relation to UNHRC’s accusations, including Kerala’s, Tamil Nadu’s and Andhra’s horoscope readers. In America alone it is believed $150 million were spent on election lobbing to suppress UNHRC’s resolutions sponsored by America. Leaving behind the Sinhala Cinema and PR producers, Defense Department of Sri Lanka hired Bell Pottinger Firm of London, to produce a defense document Called “Lies Agreed Upon” to send to UN to answer the allegation of UNSG’s Expert panel, Which the Lankawe’s Sinhala Intellectuals kept discounting as Darusman report. This defense department documentary was viewed by UNSG to see the legal arguments, if there was anything in that documentary, for the justification of the manner the war conducted. $4 million was spent on Bell Pottinger for this. Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan and many high profile lawyers were hired by Old King at sky rocketing prices frequently to defend Lankawe Government at UNHRC. Both parties, UNP and SLFP, hired American and other expensive consultants in their last election campaign. Even the simple electric transformer accidents could not be investigated reliably in Lankawe. New King ordered to bring Japan and German Engineers at high cost, in addition to the lost transformers, to investigate the fire . China who built the Norochcholai has complained that its 16 page report on the inferior quality of the CEB electrical Engineers was not used. In reality, Lankawe which does not have Intellectual resources other than the Modayas renamed as Sinhala Intellectuals like Peiris, Dayan, Rajiva. But it is strange and astonishing to the claim that Lanka has legal Expert to conduct courts based on International Laws.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
Mallaiyuran,
Can you divulge to readers how you escaped the Tamil genocide that you are talking about?
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
“Mallaiyuran, Can you divulge to readers how you escaped the Tamil genocide that you are talking about?”
Before Mallayuran answers your question, can you tell us the difference between you and a knife?
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
stupid vedda AKA Butchering survivor,
That is the response you give???
Where is you brain? why can’t you answer a simple question? why do you utter stupid nonsense as counter posts???
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Mallaiyuran / July 11, 2016
I understand your sober and plight in that question. Yes and true somebody had escaped, for the shame of Old King, before other swing can be fly in again and another election can come in, they are walking on the earth which Old King kissed believing his henchmen had cleaned. Sadly it is not clean yet and his henchmen has not completed the job.
Of cause, I am obliged to do that for Tamils died in that and anybody like you too who are appointed by the Old Royals to degrade their death by asking cheap, ugly questions like that.
I was saved by the greatness of a man who walked to Dalada Maligawa to invoke destruction to Tamils, instead of your Joint Comedians gang who broke the 1 millions coconuts to Paththini Deviyo to bring curse to Lankawe. And, though there were paths through the dark tunnels to open lands too. So I escaped the Genocide.
Now, you may curse him for my escape, instead he wait for you and give the chance for a complete clean. But, he openly addressed in the radio that he did it all only for the happiness of the Sinhala Mahajan. So, if you are a true Sinhala Buddhist, instead of showing that ugly racist grief publicly in a common opinion web site, alternatively should try to keep it within you and should start to feel happy as per that great man’s request for the Sinhala Mahajan.
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Nuwan / July 9, 2016
He is just expressing his opinion? What about international advisors. Experts. It’s not clear what his opinion on that part of the process.
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Ranjan Fernando / July 9, 2016
Sirisena must be living in cloud cuckoo land. The failings and partiality of the current Judiciary of Srilanka is so patent for the whole world to see. How is he going to convince the nations of the world that Srilankan Judiciary can act impartially and that too, towards the minority?
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Mahavansa / July 10, 2016
Fernando,
You are the cuckoo not President Sirisena. Aren’t you the imbecile who once wrote to CT that the Mahavansa is a myth and cast aspersions on Buddhist monks. As long as there are Sinhala Buddhists in this country, we shall not allow foreign interference.
Thanks very much President Sirisena for a your principled stance.
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Ranjan Fernando
“How is he going to convince the nations of the world that Srilankan Judiciary can act impartially and that too, towards the minority?”
Do you really believe the International Community is interested in or care for the innocent people who were mercilessly butchered by the war criminals?
Do you think Hindians want to see an impartial investigation being conducted in this land? If ever there is going to be a serious investigation it obviously should start in New Delhi.
The Hindians provide the necessary diplomatic cover to Sri Lanka with support of powerful nations.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
stupid vedda (aka genocide survivor)
Tell us the story how you escaped this innocent Tamil people being mercilessly butchered by the war criminals. Must have been a bone chilling experience for you, right?
What do you think? the Sinhalese butcher team did not do a good job? I guess this butchering is still going on, right? This to be effective I feel those rehabilitated LTTE terrorists should be hired as team members. They were quite good in blowing citizens into pieces!
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Mahavansa
“Aren’t you the imbecile who once wrote to CT that the Mahavansa is a myth and cast aspersions on Buddhist monks.”
In fact, I do that all the time, and your point is (if you have one)…. I do it as a service to the Buddhists and Sinhalese people. Please also note my service is free of any charges.
“As long as there are Sinhala Buddhists in this country, we shall not allow foreign interference.”
Don’t be silly. As long as the Hindians are around they will never allow foreign investigators to take on their Sinhala state of Hindia, unless there is something more beneficial to them.
Sinhala/Buddhists can’t positively do a thing except self destruction.
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Lankan / July 10, 2016
Mr Mahaaaavansa,
Please leave out the Buddhist bit..Just use race to highlight
your lack of tolerance
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Vanakkam / July 10, 2016
Vanakkam Ranjan the LTTE activist,
What nations of the world do we have to convince? The Brexit-confused UK, the bankrupt European Union or the US, which is killing innocent blacks? Be realistic man! All these countries are bankrupt. Nobody is afraid of them anymore. That is why even Ranil went back to the Chinese.
Good decision President Sirisena. Ranjan is is the cuckoo.
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AJ / July 11, 2016
If UK and US are bankrupt, how come they are not bankrupt ?
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Ranjan Fernando
“How is he going to convince the nations of the world that Srilankan Judiciary can act impartially and that too, towards the minority?”
Do you really believe the International Community is interested in or care for the innocent people who were mercilessly butchered by the war criminals?
Do you think Hindians want to see an impartial investigation being conducted in this land? If ever there is going to be a serious investigation it obviously should start in New Delhi.
The Hindians provide the necessary diplomatic cover to Sri Lanka with support of powerful nations.
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AJ / July 9, 2016
You sponsored the resolution calling for international participation in the judicial process. You claim to promote reconciliation by going back on your promises ??
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Eusense / July 9, 2016
aj
Reconciliation is dead on arrival. What reconciliation are you talking about? With the LTTE terrorists or the innocent Tamil civilians? If it is the murderer LTTE who will come forward to reconciliate?
If with Tamil civilians why did this reconciliation garbage came only after the end of war? What were the Tamil leaders doing prior to the end of war? Why did not they ask for reconciliation then?
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
“With the LTTE terrorists or the innocent Tamil civilians?”
Is there any Tamil civilians left in this land? You typed sometimes ago all Tamils were/are terrorists.
I suggest you and your fellow Sinhala/Buddhists start a process of reconciliation with Sinhalese and Buddhists, then extend it to Muslims (urgently) and then to the Tamil civilian (if you can find any).
Why are you sitting on your brain(?)?
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
Stupid vedda aka fake genocide survivor
Stop posting your stupid nonsense. Answer my questions if you have any brain!
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Anpu / July 10, 2016
Stupid Eusense,
Read my previous comment.
“Lanka Fulfilled Only 11 % of Pledges to UNHRC and 20% of Pledges to LLRC”, Says Study
http://www.veriteresearch.org/research-spreport-archives.cfm
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AJ / July 10, 2016
Anpu
Do you also feel EuSense should change his name to EuNonsensese ?
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Anpu / July 10, 2016
AJ,
Yes I do.
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
Anpu
Nuisance the stupid I, sachoooooooooo the stupid II, sarojini, double standard, …… are all one and the same. Probably closely related to Irathinavalli.
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Anpu / July 10, 2016
Native Vedda
I am in full agreement with you.
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eusense / July 10, 2016
Stupid vedda aka fake genocide survivor,
The only vocabulary you have is the word “stupid”. You call other people stupid while you have no answers to their posts. You have gone silent to every counter post I made to your “stupid” posts. All these show that you are an intellectually bankrupt soul with an inferiority complex feeling that bullying will help you feel important among your other terror supporter and separatist tamils. Get some psychiatric help. The more you answer my posts more you confirm your idiocy. Good luck!
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AJ / July 11, 2016
The irony is that you are responding to Vedas posts, which confirm your idiocy. Sorry , you wouldn’t understand irony because you are stupid enough to not to know how to spell your name. Your name is EUnonsense.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
anpu
You appear to follow that stupid vedda!
Sri lanka has no obligation to fulfill anything. I guess it was a good gesture towards the outside world or arm twisting by the west.
The core of the matter is, Tamil terrorists terrorized SL citizens and suicide murdered over 100,000 civilians. Why on earth should SL reconcile with innocent Tamils who were in fact rescued by the terror group who destroyed a whole generation of Tamils????
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Aj / July 10, 2016
In case you did not read Prez post election manifesto, he promised reconciliation with Tamils. Why he want reconciliation after the war, you have to ask the Prez. I am not saying there should be reconciliation. I am saying, why the prez is going back on his promise on reconciliation. LTTE terrorist didn’t promise reconciliation. So why would they come forward for reconciliation??? Only the state terrorist promised reconciliation, and now going back on promise.
You asked what Tamil leaders doing prior to war and why didn’t they ask for reconciliation. It has nothing to do with my post. You can either research it yourself or ask the appropriate individual. I am not your personal tutor.
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Eusense / July 10, 2016
aj
I know that you are not some one with a good intellectual capacity. If you read my first post above, all politicians are liars. Why MS should be otherwise. I was never supportive of any reconciliation and there is no one to reconcile with, as GOSL is not the one responsible for the terror war. LTTE started it. Tamils should take the LTTE, its supporters, financiers and remaining leaders to war crime courts for destroying a generation of Tamils while your Tamil political leaders were just watching!
Thanks not to be my personal tutor!
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Shrikharan / July 9, 2016
Good, then have the war crimes hearings outside Sri Lanka with total foreign participation. Then what ever the outcome Sri Lanka cannot complain later. This is how war crimes charges against Hitler’s Nazi soldiers was heard.
The UN was so generous to have the hearing along with Sri Lankan participation which really should have been a totally International inquiry and hearing, but Sri Lanka rejected it so only way out is totally an International process as what UN did for war crimes of other nations, including Germany. Sri Lanka cannot complain later, and it is what is expected for any war crimes charges but the UN was soft on Sri Lanka and tried to give a chance.
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Shan / July 9, 2016
If I am a betting person, I would go with Mangala. Many things My3 said did not materialize. I don’t know who he is trying to fool. Sri Lanka agreed to have foreign participation. Someone needs to explain that to the good President.
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Eusense / July 9, 2016
shan
Isn’t it time to bring back MR?
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
Nuisance the stupid I
“Isn’t it time to bring back MR?”
So you are a hater of Sinhalese and Buddhists.
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Paul-Real Siva Sankaran Sarma / July 9, 2016
So now this Sinhalese racist has now declared his true racist colours to gain and win sympathy from a largely racist Sinhalese electorate steeped in their Mahavamsa racist myth and lies.
He won his presidency largely because of the support of the island’s Tamil speaking population ( Indigenous Tamils Indian origin Tamils and Tamil Muslims). By promising true reconciliation, Self rule and federalism and even went overseas and met the leaders of the Tamil Diaspora had meetings with them promised them all this for their support and even obtained funds from them for his election campaign.
Now like all Sinhalese leaders from the time of independence his has backtracked on his promises and has shown his true racist Sinhalese colours. Only wants to appease the racist Sinhalese Buddhist electorate and pander to all their racist feelings and prejudice. A people largely descended from low caste Indian Tamil imports but think that they are truly indigenous and descended from Aryans.
He never wanted any reconciliation from the very beginning, only was fooling the world and the Tamils and other minorities to obtain their votes to defeat Rajapakse. Other than releasing a few hundred acres here and there very close to the army camps( so that the real owners can never have an opportunity to occupy them as their so close to the camp and the armed forces will harass them), especially before a UN hearing. Nothing concrete has been done. The racist occupying Sinhalese armed forces are still occupying the north and east and very busy raping looting and stealing from the Tamils their lands homes. Building of Buddhist temples goes unabated. Especially in the Vanni and in the east and the settlement of Sinhalese goes on.
He sends Mangala everywhere to sweet talk and sing crooning lullabies to the UN India and the west, so that they will go to sleep in content6 with Mangala’s false promises about equality and reconciliation.
Why are they and the Sinhalese population afraid of foreign judges and observes if there is nothing to hide? The answer is there is a lot to hide and the impartial foreign judges will find out what a murderous racist genocidal bunch most Sinhalese are. Their governments armed forces and establishment are racist and rotten to the core.
There is never going to be any true reconciliation, respect or equality for the island’s Tamil speaking people( the Tamils and the Tamil Muslims). The Sinhalese do not have it in them to treat the non Sinhalese with dignity and respect, especially the indigenous Eelam Tamil nation, unless a foreign power or UN intervenes.
The only option for the Tamils is to separate and go our own way otherwise this racist cunning Sinhalese population will steal whatever is remaining from the Tamils very soon and by another 50 years we would have lost everything to these racists, who are very good at playing double games but not developing the country.
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Amarasiri / July 9, 2016
Dear President Maithripala Sirisena
RE:“As Long As I Am The President, No International Participation In Judicial Process” Sirisena Declares
With this statement, now you can get the Para-Sinhala, Para-Tamil and Para-Muslim judges can be appointed, bribed, intimidated, so that you can have a Para-Kangaroo Court, and get the pre-determined outcome.
Why can’t you do that when the War Criminal Bush and the War Criminal Tony Blair can lie about Iraq and WMD and destroy a country and a region? Yes you can!
Bravo, Gamarala is showing some backbone.
Tell them that this land of Lanka is not a colony of the West anymore, but a colony of the Para-Sinhala, Para-Tamils, Para-Muslims and other Paras who have various Para beliefs such as Para-Buddhism, Para-Hinduism, Para-Islam, Para-Jainism, Para-Christianity etc.
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lal / July 9, 2016
Fully agree with the stance taken by the President. Foreign participation of UN nominated judges and jokers will only further polarise communities here. The so called foreign experts, judges the Bedouin prince cum camel jockey has in mind should be sent to the US, where the minority Afro-American community is under seige,shot at and ridiculed by the white dominated law enforcement agencies. Let those judges and the experts bring about reconciliation and accoutabilty in the US, and necessary changes to the constitution to ensure the Afro-American community and other minorities can live without fear and with dignity. This is an opportunity not to be missed by the UN affiliated jokers to demonstrate their hitherto unproven capabilities. Grab it! Sri Lanka is not the place for UNSG and his Jokers to carry out experiments. Three cheers to HE Sirisena!
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Japwatch / July 9, 2016
Why president?
If you are not guilty, why fear?
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Shrikharan / July 9, 2016
Japwatch
“If you are not guilty, why fear?”
He knows Sri Lanka is seriously guilty of war crimes and that is his problem.
His ‘Yahalpalanaya’ is just like JR Jayawardene’s ‘Dharmista society’ only the words are glamorous but quite opposite in practice.
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Nuwan / July 9, 2016
If found guilty of war crimes, so what? Nothing. Chilcot Commission unequivocally stated that Britain went to war while it was not necessary. So what…End of story.
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Gamarala / July 9, 2016
Mate. Its a matter of principle. Nobody an external organisation or a country should be allowed to participate in the decision making of Sri Lanka. If not it will become a precedent in future.
For those who look at this racially let me remind that Sri Lanka now have Tamils as Chief Justice and Central Bank Governer
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AJ / July 9, 2016
Mate
1) you said it will set precedent of international judges are allowed. To the contrary precededent is already in Asisn countries, where war crimes tribunals were composed of primarily foreign judges. Recent Khamer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia for example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge_Tribunal
If you don’t want to set a precedent , then why would you sponsor resolution calling for international judges ??
2) thanks for reminding Sri Lanka has Tamil Supreme Court judges and central bank governor. If Sri Lanka has 12% Tamils (approximately ) then it 12% of Supreme Court judges and central bank governors should be Tamil if no racial discrimination was involved. Sorry hold on, we don’t have peoplple in these professions proportional to the Tamil population.
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Gamarala / July 10, 2016
My comment was on a precedent set in Sri Lanka with regards to judiciary. Just because Kambodia had a similar system after unprecedented massacres doesnot mean we have to follow suit.
With regards to your theory on percentages based on ethnicity does it happen in the USA UK Australia or elsewhere.
Do black or brown people or Red Indian and Aborigines get these public positions based on their ethnic percentages?
These are merely empty slogans.
MY POINT WAS NOW IN SL MOST OFTEN THE PEOPLE WHO DESERVE HIGH OFFICE GET THESE POSITIONS IRRESPECTIVE OF ETHNICITY.
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Aj / July 11, 2016
in the first part of your post, you argued against following suit with other countries. In the second part , you are providing examples of following suits with other country. You can’t just take the cake and eat it too. Either you follow suits or not.
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PROUDMAN / July 9, 2016
Hello Gamarala
Why foreign judges? who will listen to the witnesses and come to an unbiased judgement. When we can have supreme court judges of CJ Sansoni who can twist the witness’s statements accepting only those which will corroborate his decision which is already decided.
We already have a precedent with The Sansoni Commission under JR.
Good on you Sirisena.
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Amarasiri / July 9, 2016
Japwatch
“If you are not guilty, why fear?”
Shouldn’t you ask from George Bush, Tony Blair and the coalition of liars who attacked Iraq, Libya, Syria etc.?
Sri Lanka defeated a Terrorist Outfit, LTTE, just like ISIS, that had committed war Crimes for 30 years.
Before that and during that period, Sri Lanka Committed war crimes against it’s own Tamil Citizens.
The Land of Native Veddah Aethho, is full of Para War criminals!
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Richard / July 9, 2016
Showing small time heroism has been the downfall of the well placed Country at one time. This is the typical Politician of Sri Lanka who divided communities and produced calamities pitting the majority Sinhalese against minorities up to the extent of committing the worst crimes in the world. Is he now telling the world he too is the cause for the present situation to which Sri Lanka is brought down to and nobody can stop him from continuing to push down the Country for the sake of being a small time hero amongst religious monks!
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James / July 9, 2016
Sirisena was the Defense Minister when the war crime occurred. He was involved in the war crimes along with SL Army and LTTE. He along with Mangala was the architect of the UN on proposal on war crimes where they mention International judges as part of the investigation. Even last month Mangala repeated the same at the UN Geneva conference. It is obvious that government played this double game to get concessions and aid from western countries.
If there is no reconciliation with minorities Srilanka will be drowned in disharmony and tensions for ever. Economy will be a disaster.
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vetmahadeva / July 9, 2016
No Sinhalese can put the country in correct Path!
Kawathawath Sinhalayata bae Rata godaganda
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roger / July 9, 2016
This is the worst betrayal in the history of ethnic politics in this country. Sirisena was voted by Tamils and Muslims into power. He has no personality charisma or even leadership qualities. He was picked up because he was willing to run against MR. TNA and the West has been taken for a ride by Sirisena.
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sach / July 10, 2016
Maithree was voted by a good chunk of Sinhala people. MY3 cannot go against the country’s interests
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Plato. / July 9, 2016
Aiyo Sirisena!
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Kumar R. / July 9, 2016
Dear Mr. President,
There are very many Sinhalese who have written is these columns saying that are very anxious to have an independent investigation to let the whole world know all the atrocities that the LTTE and the Diaspora has done to destroy and hurt the Sinhalese. Just getting Gotabaya and Dayan to say that is not enough apparently.
So, why are you being such a goof ball standing in their way for an independent investigation to expose the truth? Can you tell us your rationale? Are you an LTTE’er too?!
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AshyD / July 9, 2016
We know and the world knows that our Judiciary is corrupt. The Judgements delivered by the former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva and his subsequent statements after retirement especially in the infamous “HELPING HAMBANTOTA” case and the recent “ELEPHANT JUDGE” case are just two on the tip of the iceberg.
In this context even if we stand on our head and howl till our throats are sore that we have an incorruptible judiciary no one in the International community will give ear to us.
If the government does not heed the call to have a very impartial internal mechanism that would be accepted by the International community our country will always be looked at with crooked eyes.
There is no other way than to bring in respected judges to sit alongside our judges which would not only give credence to whatever judgement is delivered by that court but would also hold our judges in high esteem when the whole procedure is complete.
It would also facilitate the reconciliation process which is the desire of all right thinking Sri Lankans.
The government playing to the gallery or trying to appease the hardliners will not do any good to our great nation in the years to come.
We need to do what is right and for that our government needs to keep it’s backbone straight and rigid.
There would be demonstrations and unrest created by a section of our divided society, and if that happens, the government has to only send a few “WHITE VANS” around the country and everyone would be silent.
The call of the hour is to do the right thing, if our country is to come out of the abyss that the Rajapakses have thrown us into.
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M Riyas / July 9, 2016
Infidelity among the bnuddhist has contributed immensely to make Sri Lanka a fail nation
Giving foremost place to Buddhism was brought in to the law only through the 1972 Constitution by omitting protection to minorities under the Soulbery Constitution. Because, the majority live in the mino rity complexity by carving out portions of the land for the majorities such as Sinhala GN division Sinhala AGA Division for the first time in the north.
Now not only the politicians even the academia, professionals and the so called ad visors to President and PM have a fear-psycho on removing it from the Constitution as it may create a backlash due to the chauvinism propagated by the Buddhist Monks who always behind the atrocities created against the minorities with the support of the govt in power and the Police and the security forces.
Sri Lanka is the only country where the majority claim that the citizenry who represent the minority community has no claim over their motherland. Miserably the buddhist extremist who propagated this idea should enlighten their followers what the country these minorities belong to other than Sri Lanka.
Infidelity among the bnuddhist has contributed immensely to make Sri Lanka a fail nation
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Scared Non-Buddhist / July 9, 2016
The president said a lot more than what is quoted in CT. Quoting from the Presidential Media Division, he said:
“He pledged the Maha Sanga that he would not hesitate to act for the freedom and the independence of the motherland.
“It is the policy of the current government to act according to the advice and guidance of the venerable Maha Sanga in its every activity related to the national security and other matters.
“… The President said he would be committed to protect[ing] Sri Lankan society by respecting the proud history of the country as a Buddhist as well as the Head of the State.”
Freedom of the motherland! What is the freedom of the land if the people, the Tamil people, have no freedom insofar their right to life is concerned? He does not need to act as a Buddhist. Simply be law-abiding and uphold the laws against murder. Can we not expect those who kill us to be punished? Can we trust our local Supreme Court judges who did flip-flops in the simple matter of Chief Justice Shiranika Bandaranayake? Trust local Supreme Court judges who seemed to justify the murder of a 12 year old in the Bindunuwewa massacre? Etc., etc.
We need foreigner participation to ensure that the laws are administered correctly and not as the self-described Buddhists have been doing. So long as Sirisena denies justice to the Tamil civilians who were butchered, he is a disgrace to Buddhism and to all Buddhists world-wide.
Note consulting the Sanga on national security “and other matters.” What do these monks know about national security? Is not the safety of Tamil citizens a part of national security? Have these monks ever spoken up for Tamil security? For many of them the nation does not include Tamils.
Obviously we are in a theocracy. We are now governed by the Maha Sanga. Out of the Mahanida Rajapakse frying pan into the Sirisena fire?
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senthil / July 9, 2016
We srilankans never use our brain for any good course or to improve our living standard. Criminal minded idiots, we always use the reverse gear and show our backside to other. That is why west treat us like third grade animals. As long as people like us exist, west will flourish. Keep it up sitilanka. Actually our countries are testing ground for brainy people – we stupid monkeys.
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Amarasiri / July 9, 2016
“We srilankans never use our brain for any good course or to improve our living standard. Criminal minded idiots, we always use the reverse gear and show our backside to other.”
Why? Low Average IQ of 79. Compare with Singapore, 108!
National IQ Scores – Country Rankings
http://www.photius.com/rankings/national_iq_scores_country_ranks.html
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Common Sense / July 9, 2016
The necessity with respect to the whole issue of accountability and findings is impartiality and integrity. The individuals judging, investigating, making submissions to a panel etc. being foreigners is secondary. The opposing assertions, namely that our judges do have the required attributes and the the other, that they don’t have the required attributes are not substantiated and they continue to be assertions. Why blame the President when the Prime Minister himself told that the using the services of foreign judges is not permitted as it stands in the Constitution because any bill givng efect to that not only requires a two thirds majority but a referndum as well. We all know that if a referndum is called for there can chaos (believe me it would be worse than July 83) in the country and the Prime Minister is fully aware of that and he would avoid a course that leads to it.
The only thing I find fault with the President is that he has personalized the issue by saying that as long as he holds the position of President he would not appoint a foreigner as a judge. But an astitute observer might say that he needs to keep a good rapport with the judges for his survival. Every one knows that during the days of the “Tricky Dick” some judgements were very funny to state to the extent they regret the incident but no remedy can be availed. Recently, you find fault with the process and say that it is not acceptble at all but say that the contract wrongfully awarded “MAY BE CANCELLED”, leaving the Ministry officials to play the game of their choice. If the President antagonizes the judiciary he would be reduced to nothing. The strict interpretation of the Constitution would not make the President to keep certain institutions directly under him thus enabling him to fish the smaller amount of Rs 100 Million for some “sil redda”. Many lawyers maintain that fighting the Government is court is not worth and disgusted as they are they maintain there should be foreign judges just to pinch the sitting judges.
On the other hand the Foreign Minister would like to be utterly Foreign. His pronouncements are not backed by Government decisions but his own whims and fancies.
First and foremost we did not vote a Government throwing Jarapassa out in Jan 8, 2015 for theatrics. We want a united Government promoting fairness. There ought to be one voice in any given matter. If it is constitutionally not possible to have Foreign Judges then the International Community must be told of that. If it is possible then appoint and finish the with the job.
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shankar / July 9, 2016
david vs goliath.
he has begun the process of digging srilanka’s grave.or to be more precise srilanka’s bifurcation.
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ranjith / July 9, 2016
Go and tell UNHCR. not to us. your foreign minister promised them some thing you utter nonsenses here.if you are a hero remove foreign minister first and send letter to UNHCR saying that his statement is only his personal view and it nothing to do with government policies.As a Buddhist you should know that fabrication of lies and deceit of general public is a sinful thing.that may take you to fire hell by live as had happen to some kings according to legends.
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shankar / July 9, 2016
siri seems to be playing a shrewd political game here.
why i say so is the following sequence of events.
1.the army officers met him and said they don’t want foreign participation.
2.until then siri was comfortable with foreign participation.
3.during the meeting siri would have listened only without makng his thoughts on the matter known to the officers.This is what i have noticed of him so far.His character is such he is a good listener with the brain working overtime,but nobody knows what he is thinking.Something like the orientals.
4.Now after they had gone he would have thought how to extricate himself out of this predicament.On one side it is goliath,the international community,on the other side it could be a coup or at best a loss of substantial votes.
5.Then he comes out with the “no international judges”statement.
6.That keeps the armed forces calm,but ruffles a lot of international feathers.Now prince zeid also comes into the attack.
7.siri has to show the armed forces that he did not just say “no international judges” to just placate them,but does really mean it too.Hence the statement today that as long as he is the president he will not allow international judges.Siri has decided that the presidential system has to be abolished.
8.The chances of him becoming the prime minister increases when the three cornered contest for the PM post between him and mahinda and ranil takes place.He knows that the tamils and muslims will vote for ranil anyway,so he has to garner enough votes to beat mahinda.
9.As for the armed forces let them find out the hard way how for every move they make on the chess board their opponet will have a counter move.If the whole ruddy thing is taken to international courts siri coudn’t care less.
10.Siri is already planning for the prime ministerial contest.How to stop mahinda is his biggest problem.After his treachery against him eating hoppers the previous night and saying bye bye the following day in typical oriental style of inscrutabilty,literally it is a life and death matter for him.
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Sach / July 9, 2016
Lol…i have told you this even before …if SLn government does not support the UN investigation …UN or US can do jacksh1t…..
Bifurcation….!ha ha
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shankar / July 9, 2016
“Bifurcation….!ha ha”
south sudan,east timor,kosovo,bosnia,cyprus….!ha ha
“if SLn government does not support the UN investigation “
did any of these pre independence governments support the UN?
did serbia support the uN when karadzic and vladic and milosevic were convicted.They were forced to do what they had to do with or without any support.The 3 buggers who were convicted are still popular in serbia.
being a low country dravidian you are supposed to be brainier than your kandyan aryan counterparts.Use it to foresee future ,not the present.
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Sach / July 10, 2016
Yes idiot serbia supported and all the countries had violence going on. Had this was in 2009, you may have a point.But SL prevented it with india’s support ..
And we will turn the tables where every ltte suuporter in the west would have to live with fear of life….and SL gov can stop issuing visa for so called diaspora to come and kick the NGOs out.
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shankar / July 10, 2016
sach
seems a note of desperation in your tone.Killing LTTE supporters abroad isn’t that opposite of what Lord Bhuddha said “not to kill even a fly”.
oh i forgot beng a recent convert you woudn’t believe in bhuddhism.
as for not giving visas, once a srilankan always a srilankan.How do you deny a visa to your own motherland.Will the spirits of their ancestors hovering in srilanka leave you in peace.Life can become unbearble.
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sach / July 10, 2016
Remember SL intelligence rounded up KP and brought him here? They can target the others if the government wills it. For our satisfaction we will do.
Whether born in SL or not , if he/she supports LTTE , sl can block that person from entering SL and even renouncing his citizenship. SLG has not really played their card still
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Native Vedda / July 10, 2016
sachooooooooooooo the stupid II
“Remember SL intelligence rounded up KP and brought him here?”
Did the unintelligence round up KP?
KP invited them to take custody of himself. When he saw the game was up he wisely surrendered to the unintelligence of this land.
This stage-managed surrender took place about three moths after the war had ended.
Why couldn’t the unintelligence arrest him between 1982 and 2009, about 27 years.
Did the Hindians advise him to surrender the only way for his survival.
Why are you sitting on your brain?
Say hello to Nuisance, Sathya, Irathinavalli, sarojini, double standard, ….
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shankar / July 11, 2016
sach
“Remember SL intelligence rounded up KP and brought him here”
hahahahahhahhahhhahhahahhahhahahh.KP requested he be brought that way.
KP was a big double crosser and the noose was tightening for him abroad.He cut a deal with gota to be safe in srilanka because he would have been killed by that norway nediyavan.
in your earlier comment you mentioned fear of life.that is assasination.
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sach / July 10, 2016
their ancestors spirits are hovering over TN. so no problem
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shankar / July 11, 2016
sach
you mean the karawe,durawe,salagama ancestors.that is in kerala not TN.
even now if you climb a coconut tree there you will get an eerie feeling,due to our toddy tapper ancestors perched on them.
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Native Vedda / July 9, 2016
Sachooooooooooooooo the stupid II
“Bifurcation….!ha ha”
I agree there is a need for a bifurcation of your head from wherever it is now.
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Game Watcher / July 9, 2016
“In what could be a visible setback to the country’s reconciliation process”…
For heavens sake CT, how is this a “visible setback” to the reconciliation process?
Is Chilcot who looked at Blair’s war crimes a foreign judge? Do Americans allow foreigners to muck around about their stuff? Why only us?
Why do you always want to foreigners’ boots? Are you compromised in some way, probably like Mangala Pukadenna??
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Lankan / July 9, 2016
Typical Sri Lankan backslider, without an ounce of credibility.
Didn’t expect anything different to be honest, from someone from his rotten political generation.
Think carefully before you make a promise, and then uphold it.
Foreign participation is necessary if you are serious about impartiality.
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NAK / July 9, 2016
Actually, I shudder when I hear the President make such lofty claims because I know by experience now that he will do exactly the opposite.
taken together what president and the FM said about the same issue they couldn’t be sitting in the same cabinet or are they?
Or they could be playing dragging tactics. One promising to the international(so called)community what they want to hear and another to the local populace what they want to hear.What they will finally end up with? anybody’s guess!
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justice / July 9, 2016
Sirisena who hid in an isolated farm during the last days of the presidential election, knowing well that an attempt may be made on his life, not trusting even any protection by the “heroes” he supervised during the last days of the war, now fears the “heroes” more than anyone else.
He has no control over them, even as Commander in Chief.
He now has to protect them from international jurists.
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Raj / July 9, 2016
We know that most of the SL Parliamentarians are uneducated clowns & yobs but now the world will know SL is a joke itself, just another backward third world country despite a ‘democratic’ regime change, with a gutless President unable to show leadership, contradicting the Foreign Minister & Prime Minster.
This stupid President doesn’t seem to realize that the Foreign Minister represents the view of the Govt. or was it the FM who was out of order, expressing his personal opinion to the world? Sirisena’s tough talk (like his predecessor) to the locals only makes him look stupid in the eyes of the world. Why is he so worried about an international penal of judges if SL has nothing to hide? As for our own judges, we all know to what depths they will stoop to hide the truth. As for his reason, ”… a danger to the country’s integrity and independence” is just load of crap, only the gullible man on the street will buy that.
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