By Colombo Telegraph –
Police removes funeral whit flags
In an effort to halt anti-government activities, Walasmulla magistrate banned parades , displaying banners and posters, distributing leaflets in the today funerals of killed citizen’s at the JVP meeting. The court also banned “attacking the police”
A woman and a boy were killed and 25 others were critically injured when an unidentified group shot indiscriminately at a Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) political meeting held in Katuwana , in the Beliaththa area in Hambantota, last Friday. JVP publicly claimed the killers are identified by them and the killers are government sponsored thugs.
The court order;
kota uda / June 18, 2012
And the dead can’t be mourned in North & South.
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Don Carolis / June 18, 2012
Now the South is getting a taste of what the folks in the north have lived with all along since the defeat of the LTTE terrorists, it has been State Terrorism by the so called security forces. From the Devil they were thrown to the deep blue sea in the north!
Time for the South to wake up and form a united front against the Rajapakse dictatorship before it is too late.
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suz / June 19, 2012
no,death can’t be sell in island to stop killing.
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Native Vedda / June 19, 2012
Is this another case of legally sanctioned white flag incident?
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suz / June 19, 2012
former criminals are in active in every political leadership in srilanka.let it go the way it use to be.leaders wanted crimes to be published.
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laid back / June 19, 2012
how much evidence is enough evidence? Why was the suspect who is wanted for so many other crimes given bail in the first instance – by whom on whose behest?!
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ukkurala / June 18, 2012
The judges have become part and parcel of ruling regime. This judge must be a tuppahiya
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Panda / June 18, 2012
This is what one may refer to as a dictatorship. Opposition members and their supporters being shot at and killed, journalists being kidnapped and killed, and absolutely no one held responsible, and the present leadership keeps committing crimes against the Sri Lankan people.
No wonder the international community has called for investigations for human rights violations, and no wonder the Rajapaksa’s are determined to stop it.
Sri Lanka is a democracy in name only.
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Rohan / June 19, 2012
“Sri Lanka is a democracy in name only.”
‘democrazy’ is the correct name
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Udugampola / June 18, 2012
Rise we saw, fall we see now.
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anuk / June 18, 2012
Gotabaya the White Van goon is responsible and should be sacked. He thinks that he’s entitled to run the country since he like to pretendt that he won the war — after locking SF up and having a book written claiming that he was the saviour of Lanka!
Gota should be white vanned and sent to the Hague. What is the stupid diaspora doing: they should first file a case in the US.
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Senguttuvan / June 19, 2012
While the role of the Magistrate of the area to ensure the maintenance of law and order cannot be questioned, one wonders if he has not overstepped his role in threatening the family from observing usual practises connected with a death of this nature. Both who lost their lives were politically inclined and were part of the JVP. Naturally, they will have friends and relatives whose emotions will be high here.
The Magistrate should have been more vocal in getting the Police to arrest the obvious main culprit. Everyone in the area seem to know who he is – except the Police and his protectors.
This is a dangerous incident which one hopes does not spread. Battles between two different groups can be deadly and dangerous.
Senguttuvan
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sai / June 19, 2012
THIS IS THE WORK OF THE REGIME…..MAHINDA AT A LATER DATE,,,,,,,GOTAN BASIL WITH THE GENERAL MUST FACE WAR CRIMES……..THE COUNTRY IS HEADING TO BE A SYRIA………ALL SRI LANKANS WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS DAMN TOO LATE….CHASE THE CROOKS OUT LIKE GADDAFFI…….FIRST LADY BROTHER CHAIRMAN AIR LANKA CAUGHT WITH HIS PANTS DOWN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE…WHERE ARE THE POLICE OR THE JUDICIARY….ARREST THIS CRIMINAL….WHAT HAPPEN TO LASANTHA,PRAGEETHI EKNALIGODA.BHARATHI LAKSMAN………NO LAW N ORDER……WAR CRIMES MUST BE INVESTIGATED…….PEOPLES POWER IS THE NEED OF THE HOUR…….AM I RIGHT?
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shantha liyanage / June 19, 2012
YES- USA GT.BRITAIN PLEASE HELP.
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Helena Waidiyasekerta / June 19, 2012
Yes, People Power is the need of the hour, UN and International Human Rights must press on for human rights violations, who are these damn fools JHU, URUMEEYAS, SOBITHA THERO, MEDANANDA THERO covering up for all these human rights violations, and where is that URUWANSA GOOWIMAL who shouts his ass out screaming that there is no human rights violations, are all these uncouth rascals blind as they seem to be.
When these atrocities happened in the North and East we kept quiet, now these torture, shootings and mayhem are happenging under our very noses and are keep escalating. GADDAFI, MUGABE, HITLER, SADDAM, ASSAD ARE ALL IN THIS RAJASAKKILIYAS AND THEIR GREEDY MAFIA FAMILIES WHO ARE BLEEDING THIS COUNRTRY TO DEATH, AND STARVING THE FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH THEIR GREED FOR POWER WHILST THE INNOCENT MASSES HAVE TO SUFFER HUNGER AND TORTURE. WAKE UP AND ALL MASSES.
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sai / June 19, 2012
LINE UP ALL AS ONE UNITED IGNORE THE JUDICIARY ORDERS MARCH FORWARD LIKE WHAT HAPPEN TO MARCOS….MAECOS ROBBED MONEY THESE RAJAPAKSA REGIME KILLS INNOCENT PEOPLE …WHERE IS DEMOCRACY…IT IS NOW OR NEVER…..GET THIS GARBAGE OUT…MUSEUM ARE ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT,EPF MONEY IS USED AS THEIR FATHERS MONEY….WHERE IS THE GOLD FROM THE NORTERN PEOPLE…SOLD BY NAMAL….WHERE DID HE GET THE MONEY TO BUY WALAUS…..MUNTIKA NAKED EKEN MARCH KARAANA…….ALL BROTHERS ARE CROOKS…N THEIR FAMILIES..WHO LEFT USA TO BE SO PATRIOTIC TO MOTHERLAND……OUR SUPPORT IS THERE ORGANISED SYSTEMATICALLY….PEOPLE OF THE JUDICIARY YOU ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW N WILL BE PUNISHED TIMELY……….AM I RIGHT?
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Rohan / June 19, 2012
It seems that,the Director General of the Media Center for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle said today that he had proof to believe that the cause of the shooting in Katuwana was due to an internal conflict within the JVP.
But, the Police removes even the white flags!! We all know whom the Police works for!!
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suz / June 19, 2012
rohan do you ever tell police to investigate parents honeymoon?
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Ben Hurling / June 19, 2012
Hate to say it. Yet..!
Life would have been far better had SL continued to be a British colony.
We would had atleast had rule of law and a transparent administration. Despite the insult of being governed from London.
Since Independence competing, corrupt, power-hungry family clans and their cronies have been ripping Sri Lanka apart for their dynastic ambitions.
Behaviour of the ruthless Rajapakse clan is the latest manifestation of that recent history of our country.
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Panda / June 19, 2012
You have a point here. It seems many former Asian and African colonies, who fought for independence, have shown that they are unable to govern, and run, their own countries. There is turmoil, strife, dictatorships, and one leader after another coming in fleecing their country, and leaving after doing nothing for their people.
Sri Lanka is no exception. It is disgraceful how the country is run, with the present leader and his family is ruling the roost and shamefully fleecing this nation.
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Ben Hurling / June 19, 2012
Hate to say it. Yet..!
Life would have been far better had SL continued to be a British colony.
We would have atleast had, rule of law and a transparent administration. Despite the insult of being governed from London.
Since Independence, competing, corrupt, power-hungry family clans and their cronies have been ripping Sri Lanka apart for their dynastic ambitions.
Behaviour of the ruthless Rajapakse clan is the latest manifestation of that recent history of our country.
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Senguttuvan / June 19, 2012
Dear Ben Hurling,
The Brits (in the form of Sir Ivor Jennings) knew what the coming colours are going to be. He knew the more adventerous and unprincipled of the Sinhala leadership drown the minorities when the time is right – and, therefore, he wrote in the Entrenched clause of Section 29C. The Nation maintained its territorial integrity from 1948 to 1972 despite the communcal convulsions of 1956. But Colvin appeared to want to please Mrs B and the Sinhala hawks in the 1970 UF Govt and did away with the good Constitution of Jennings. We reaped the whirlwind we sowed since then. The bleeding has not stopped since. Have we gathered the wisdom and capacity to rise from the fall since then? Your answer, Sir, is as good as mine.
Are we not a nation (so far one nation,that is) that habitually wakes up to regret after the horse has bolted. We have no other alternative but to wait and see.
Senguttuvan
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Native Vedda / June 20, 2012
Senguttuvan says:
“Have we gathered the wisdom and capacity to rise from the fall since then?”
With due respect to you may I point out that Sri Lankans and wisdom don’t mix, both are mutually exclusive.
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Jim Hardy / June 20, 2012
First time I saw Police tearing white flags of Funeral rights, can someone tell whether this is history has it happened before by law enforcers.
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Reporter / June 20, 2012
Dear Police uncle. We know that the government is using you to do their dirty work. We know that you have a family to look after and this is the only income you have. That’s why the government is exploiting you even when you know there is no justice and honesty in what you are doing. Very soon MR will stir up a rift between you and the public where it could lead to a catastrophe similar to 1983. We kindly tell you not to fall into this trap and to do your duty according to your conscious safeguarding the citizen, because it is citizens tax money that you are paid and not MR’s personal bank account. Please safeguard the voiceless people when time of need. Thank you.
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Desapriya / June 22, 2012
Time has come take up arms against this maniac murderer Mahinda Rajapakse.
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DAS / June 28, 2012
Banning the holding of funerals according to the wishes of the relatives of the deceased is an immoral,uncivilised and inhuman ruling.True there may be anti-government posters,but what of it? It would be a protest against murder by a known criminal who had the sympathy/protection of the police only for political reasons.This ruling held sway in the earlier funeral of the free trade zone worker shot dead by the police too. No policeman was convicted of that killing.
Magistrates appear totally subserviant also to demands of police with regard to remanding persons, without even ascertaining the facts of the case by private conversation with accused before consideration of any remand/bail ruling,as reqired by law.
The judiciary is now directly under the president and thus submissive to the regime.
There is only “justice” according to the police, and not accordng to the law.The many deaths of persons held in custody appear uninquired into.The latest one is reported today.
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kk / July 2, 2012
In history JVP put innocent person to get killed ( various rallies ) and tried to take political advantage to JVP
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