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JHU Proposes 5-Point Plan To ‘Move On’ After The End Of The War

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), a minor partner in the UNP-led coalition (United National Front for Good Governance), laid out a five-point plan for the country to put behind it’s bloody past at least with respect to the thorny issues of war-crimes and move ahead into the future.

Champika, the JHU leader

Addressing a media conference, co-leader of the JHU, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that various opinions have been expressed regarding the issue, pointing out that some want the law to be applied equally to all while others want it selectively applied.

He said that if the law were to be applied equally across the board, then most of the 12,000 LTTE cadres released after a short and cursory period of rehabilitation would have to be apprehended and charged in court, but added that this would not be practical.

‘They were all part of a terrorist organization and many surrendered along with arms,’ he said, pointing out that known LTTE cadres such as ‘KP’, Ram and Nagulan are roaming freely despite their role in terrorism.

On the other hand, Ranawaka took issue with those who are opposed to any legal action against any ‘war hero’. He argued that whereas action in the heat of the battle and in pursuit of a military victory was one thing, abduction, rape, murder and any other infringement prompted by personal objectives are very different.

‘Similarly there are some Tamil politicians both here and abroad who want ex-LTTE cadres left alone and investigations to focus only on members of the security forces,’ he said.

Insisting that the lack of clarity in terms of policy has brought about an impasse, the JHU proposed the following:

A classification/categorization of crimes by LTTE, military and para military groups currently in custody in terms of whether they were related to the conflict and whether they were in the pursuit of personal matters.

All military person currently in custody in relation to war-related incidents should be give a general amnesty.

Similarly, the approximately 60 former LTTE cadres currently in custody should be released immediately on a general amnesty.

Charge immediately those who have been arrested on account of rape, abduction, murder etc.

Once all this is done, we should not return to this particular issue or aspect of the conflict.

‘There is no point in letting this wound fester any longer,’ Ranawaka said, observing that almost a decade has passed since the conflict ended.

He also pointed out that there was an unofficial amnesty that was accorded to all those engaged in violence in the late eighties, both rebels and security forces.

‘Even in South Africa and most recently in Columbia, such processes have served to bring to a close unending haggling over war-related issues.’

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    Move On’ After The End Of The War
    war what war?
    that was ten years ago……and the country has not moved on yet?

    Just returned form Sri Lanka …..not heard anyone talking about war ….but about cost of living and Chinese invasion …..
    Chinese are everywhere….

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      No pardon will we acceptable for LTTE or anyone for serious crimes…
      Criminals must be punished.

      Minor crimes that can be pardoned must be made public before any such pardon is offered.

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        Champika Ranawaka is a psychopath. He even has blood in his hands. He is one hell of a criminal who organized, professed, advocated, iniated, promoted, propagandized and successfully executed TERRORISM with the state power and with the moral, political, religious and social backing he got from Govigama Mafia Elites and their Industrious criminals who are embedded in the system all over the place. He is responsible for organising the Sinhala Racist outfits to carry out the GOVI MAFIA divide and rule Anti minority, mainly the Anti Islamic projects. He is the mastermind and the freelance TERRORIST who is licenced to kill, rape and burn down anything that belongs to the minority communities. The recent pogrom he conducted against the Muslims with the backing of the State, the Govigama heirarchy, the Buddhist heirarchy, the CIA/Mossad/MI6/RAW alliance, BJP/RSS, Myanmar Junta/969/ Suki supported, that even supported by the Chinese govt., has all the hallmark of the typical Zionist campaign which is waged all over the world in the destruction and the annihilation of the Muslim livelyhood thus working in harmony.

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        Champika is always given a safe way to enter into the governing system by the GOVIGAMA MAFIA as he is the CONTRACTOR who is entrusted in the duty to keeping the society divided on RACE & RELIGIOUS FASCISTIC operations carried out at every point when the UNP/SLFP Govi leadership decides to launch a FALSE FLAG incidents to boost the already pre programmed SINHALA PSYCHE to see whoever the GOVI state and the BUDDHIST RACIST groups label as the ENEMY. They worked extremely well with Mossas/CIA/RAW in trying and expecting to create a Sri Lankan Muslim Terror outfit like the Tamil insurgents/LTTE to be used as a prefix to further their COLD WAR – WAR AGAINST ISLAM to take hold in fierce battles that will destroy MUSLIMS and their livelyhood they made throughout years of hardworking. This is also a PRE WAR preperation made against the PAKISTAN / IRAN destruction program of the NATO/US/Israeli long term project.

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        The war against the Pakistan by the Indian/Israeli/US with the participation of the Afghan govt., Balochistan Separatists and other bordering nations around Pakistan (allies of the Zionists) is a known factor and a true emerging factor that Trump is trumpeting from the altar of his power center. Its not Trump’s War, its a war designed by the Rothschilds criminal entity that controls all of these countries that creates and then destroys nations in their fancy ideology of creating chaos in the world in order to bringabout a one world government… The NWO (The New Wotld Order). Sri Lanka is playing a role in it.

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        Rajapaksas want to come back to power so that they can set a new record and crash the SL rupee past 200 to the US $.

        How these criminals try and fool the citizens…

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          Petroleum prices are on a rise almsot every day in Germany, UK , France and other countries in Europe.

          So, why cant the srilankens think that the price hikes are common to all.

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          Anonymous, Exactly…. the entire Govigama Mafia was doing exactly what you have said above. The people, with the indoctrination of 75 years has made them poor in judging who’s the enemy and who is the friend or the patriot. The people elected Sirisena (The betrayer) through the 70 year old FARCE they call it as the Election Process. What do you see now??? You see a GATEKEEPER to the previous GOVI CRIMINALS who stole the country. Throughout the last 70++++ years, what do you see, is happening on a continuous basis??? Its the same GOVIGAMA MAFIA RULING ELITES playing a MUSICAL CHAIR and selecting one of them to become the ruler. Its forgone conclution. Then why do they need the approval of the people in a FARCE election to elect the selected? Its that they want to ROB your money, pit you against one another, rape your women, destroy your children and their future and then they will come to you as HEROES, Patriotic Personalities, the leaders who has shouldered the responsibility to protect the DHAMMA… etc, etc, etc with your own permission given to them. They kill and you die, they rob and you go broke….everybody saw how they protected the Dhamma with psychopathic criminals such as ELLE GUNAWANGSA, GNANASARA, CHAMPIKA and other Terror contractors using the religion, contrarily, as the only effective weapon to destroy Buddhism from within. The Dumb population is just having a nice nap….

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        The rupee will not recover until the Rajapaksas are prosecuted and law and order has been properly restored. All white van case, murder of journalists and rugby players investigated and prosecutions made. All the low profile people who were disappeared exposed and investigated.

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      Yes indeed, very good proposal to have amnesty for all LTTE and military who are accused of war crimes, and punish common criminals– like the big Financial Criminal Politicians who looted people of Lanka– after the war.

      1. Arrest Avant Guard, US citizen Gota Jarapassa who scammed the Sri Lanka Navy and undermined national security by privatizing its Indian Ocean security operation to US backed private surveillance company- Avant Guard – to gun run from Israel to Ukraine.

      2. Bondscam Ranil and his Royal College thieves – Ravi K, Malik, Sujeeva, Harsha, Eran for looting people of Lanka should share same prison cell with Rajapaksa family

      Of course Pathala Champika (China backed Racist Emperor of Lanka in Waiting), who has Weaponized and corrupted Lankan Buddhism, and ran Mahasohon Balakaya to attack Muslims in Kandy to protect Bondscam Ranil when PCOI report was released should be tried for Hate Crimes.
      BTW. Why is there no CID inquiry into and report on violence against Muslims post-war? Because Pathala and Ranil were the behind the attacks (just like JR did the 1983 anti-Tamil riots) to divide, Distract and Rule Wonder of Asia!

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        Good points Dinu!
        What is all the Fake News about assassination plot against clown Sira and US Citizen Gota with the Mahasohon guy and TID involved to boot! Sounds like a CIA thriller and a bloody circus this is turning into!!

        Fake news to distract us from Pathala and Ranil’s crimes against people of Lanka..

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        Dinuk
        Really?
        Avant-garde I don’t know but bond scam is about losing money.
        LTTE was accused for loss of lives.
        What is the greater crime? Robing a bank or massacring people?

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      Rajash

      Where have you been?
      Thailand again?

      Alright, here is something for you to ponder, spot the difference.
      The super patriotic typist, expert in recycling, Shamindra Ferdinando typed:

      “Having referred to the second JVP insurrection (1987-1990) and LTTE terrorism (1976-2009) and him joining the army as a second lieutenant, Gallage acknowledged the sufferings and challenges experienced by the institution until the war was brought to a successful conclusion.”

      Chagie: I’m designated as a ‘war criminal’
      Saliyapura farewell:
      Island.lk
      September 18, 2018

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        Native Vedda

        in fact I was I Colombo and spent a few days in Ella….beautiful place.
        I also witnessed the Jana Bala Kolumbatta march

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      How nice to have war back!

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    https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/an-appeal-to-minister-champika-ranawaka-2/

    Releasing these political prisoners immediately will relief them and their families many years of sufferings. This will immensely help to build trust between communities. These people will not cause any threat to the country than those outside. You can be confident that our country have enough security, knowledge and expertise to deal effectively if any minimal doubt ever looming in your mind.
    I am writing this to highlight the significance and positive impact county can feel by releasing them soon. You can contribute constructively to build positive climate of compassion and hope. Any further delay in building trust and hope will seriously damage morale, motivation and momentum for reconciliation.

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      Ratnna Bala
      I don’t think you have any genuine concern for their families . You want to play politics with their lives. They are not ‘political prisoners ‘ If you are prepared to call them “LTTE suspects in long detention without trial” I demand their immediate release. Otherwise forget it – keep them until all ‘accountability’ trials are processed.
      Soma

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        somass

        Times of Israel recently reported Archaeologists have found evidence of 13,000-year-old brewery in Israel.

        Could you find out from Champika whether Sinhalese were the earliest brewers in this world as he firmly believes Sinhala language is the oldest language compared to Hebrew.

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          NV,
          Here is some interesting Jewish history:
          http://www.kibitzspot.com/jewish-hieroglyphics/

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            old codger

            Brilliant
            Is their way we can send this to Champika?

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    “He argued that whereas action in the heat of the battle and in pursuit of a military victory was one thing, abduction, rape, murder and any other infringement prompted by personal objectives are very different.”
    .
    In other words abduction, rape and murder is okay – even patriotic – if done in the pursuit of military victory.
    .
    Ranawaka is indeed the master of the art of keeping one’s private proclivities separate from one’s public persona. People in the know are aware of Ranawaka’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde lifestyle. He’s the spooky character of our political theatre. Sri Lankans should be wary of this highly motivated and methodical politician in pursuit of power. We have only seen the tip of the iceberg. For astute observers there are hints of a cold, calculating, control-freak personality playing realpolitik to capture the presidency one day. No wonder he is against diluting the powers of the president any further. After laying the groundwork behind the scenes, the wannabe authoritarian ruler is now making his moves on public stage. If I remember correctly he was taken into police custody along with the leading political philosophers of modern Sri lanka, Malinda and Rathana Hamuduruwo in early 1990s for trying to start a fanatical far-right Sinhala organization. Poor Malinda got beaten up too by the enforcers of US imperialism in Sri Lanka – namely the Premadasa-run Sri Lanka Police Force.

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      Ajay

      “In other words abduction, rape and murder is okay – even patriotic – if done in the pursuit of military victory.”

      Those were part and partial of pacification programme, it establishes and confirms who the victor is, …………………. The other countries do it why not our state and its armed forces,…..

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      He does not say that “rape and murder is okay”. What he says is those are different from “action in the heat of the battle and in pursuit of a military victory”

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        So, in the heat of the battle Govigama’s Army is given FULL RIGHTS to rape the captives, kill them in cold blood, film them and share them with their fellow racists glorifying their acts which are classified in the Hague Tribunal as WAR CRIMES… is that what he is trying to say???? We all can understand under which power that he says these garbages…. Like how he treatens the Muslims and the Tamils not to seek justice and endure what he and his Govi backed Racist outfits does and goes berserk in killing and burning down their places of worship, businesses, raping their women. The end of the so called WAR in 2009 just showed the world how they can violate even International conventions and rulings on WAR CRIMES and still get away without any punishment whatsoever. We saw how Prabhakarans little son was gunned down after feeding him the Sinhala Buddhist compassion with some biscuits before the slaughter. What a compassionate way of killing. The women were stripped in total naked, raped, hands tied behind their backs and shot in the head. METTA, MUDITHA & KARUNA cannot be more glaring than this. GOTA and the GOVI MILITARY glorified all of this goofs and have wrote a book on it as GOTA’s WAR and went about preaching other countries to follow this methodology to quell dissent against govts and their policies.

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      Ajay, as usual you have superbly described the characteristic of this SMOOTH CRIMINAL (Quote: Spooky, cold, Calculating, control-freak……) who is given power-spot in any government that comes to power through the FAKE bloody elections held by the system wasting billions of Rupees on a project that will see A GOVIGAMA MAFIA member becoming the President/PM/Defense minister etc….The SAME GARBAGE repeating for the last 07 decades. Elections- The FARCE that we all have to live through as there is no power to CHECKMATE these criminal SCOUNDRELS who have made this country to lose BILLIONS and thousands of innocent Lives with their Zionist linked Master Sinhala Race project, which is nothing but a DEPOPULATION AGENDA working on behalf of the Rothschilds by pitting one set of people against the other. The SINHALA people are the PIGMIES who will be used as the fodder (as soldiers ready to die) manufacturing conflicts to destroy anyone whom their masters render as THE ENEMY.

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      Ajay…. Also I have cracked the CODE of MESSAGE he and his backers, the DEEP STATE is conveying through these words you have quoted………..”“He argued that whereas action in the heat of the battle and in pursuit of a military victory was one thing, abduction, rape, murder and any other infringement prompted by personal objectives are very different.” What they are saying is that for the GOVIGAMA backed Armed forces there is absolutely HAVE NO RULES. When you study their conduct for the last 60-70 years, you can see how the GOVI MAFIA ELITES used Buddhism to maim and murder the TAX PAYING CITIZENS, murdered in cold blood by, NON TAX paying lotus eating, luxury life living, Buffoons who have become the POLITICIANS, SAVIORS OF THE RACE, MONKS, National Heroes, Jaathi Mamaka personalities. In the WHOLE WORLD, during the last 100 years, the only HUMAN RIGHTS violators who did not get the punishment like what the NAZI members got, are the Sinhala Racist politicians and their system (complicit of crimes). This is the only SET OF LUCKY BASTARDS that are given total FREEDOM by the Global system & the UN from any LEGAL prosecution if not the CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

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    How about charging police and armed forces members for torturing/killing thousands of unarmed/lightly armed youth in cold blood in 1971 and in 1988/89 – long before the war against LTTE – along with Human Rights lawyers – and burning the bodies on tyre-pyres on roadsides?

    There was even a police officer who kept two dozen severed heads of JVPers in front of the police post as a warning !

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    “A classification/categorization of crimes by LTTE, military and para military groups currently in custody in terms of whether they were related to the conflict and whether they were in the pursuit of personal matters.”

    There are many but to start with can you say how you would classify these crimes:
    Considering Kadhirgama assassination was not properly investigated and even the family has doubt whether it was the LTTE or was it another party that took him out fearing Chindrika might appoint him as PM. So is this a war related crime or a political crime?

    Lasantha assassination it it war related or personal?

    Seventeen aid workers.

    Five Students in Trinco.

    Eleven youth from outside the theater of war.

    Murder of VP minor son.

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      Adding to Burt’s list of atrocities: 600 plus Sinhalese police murdered by Tamils after their surrender, 16 Sinhalese school boys killed by Tamils, Central Bank and Fort Railway Station killings by Tamils and more killings by Tamils. VP’s fat boy most likely was killed by the LTTE. All political and not war related. In spite of all that the Sinhala soldiers saved 300, 000 Tamils at Nandikadal!

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        lal

        Did you all to the list from the frictional book of “Demen Ananda”

        LOL

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          Burt

          Did you know the wonder kid Dr Nalaka Godahewa while addressing a conference organized by the ‘Global Sri Lanka Forum’ in Oman on Friday, recently said
          “no other sovereign country has allowed external forces to interfere in its internal affairs like Sri Lanka has done today”. —“No other example is needed to show the leniency of the current government which dances to the tune of a few western countries which pose as the so-called international community,” – http://www.dailymirror.lk 2018-09-16

          I wonder whether this child wonder knew what he was talking about.
          This is supposed to be “highly qualified” CEO who roamed around the world representing this country.

          Is he hiding something with his rhetoric such as the “illegal transfer of 5 million rupees from the SEC”, being “A Pawn Of The Stock Market Mafia”, ………. It was none other than Mahinda Rajapaksa who came to his defense.

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          “all” should read as “add”

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        “Sinhala soldiers saved 300, 000 Tamils at Nandikadal!”

        Puka thama save kare.

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        Lal

        What the Jaffna library not in the list

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        lal loo the compulsive liar

        “Adding to Burt’s list of atrocities: 600 plus Sinhalese police murdered by Tamils after their surrender, “

        Among the estimated 600 policemen there were a large number of policemen from Muslim community, herded to the jungle and shot dead.

        By the way who killed thousands of innocent Sinhalese, Muslims and Tamils between 1956 and 2015, including those who were killed in 1958, 1960, 1971, 1983, 1987/1991, …………… ?

        Stupid idiot it was the Hindians who gave clear instruction to save the civilians
        and ordered the vanquish of LTTE and oblitarate its leadership. It is what the subservient Sri Lankan war criminals did.

        The Sultanate of New Delhi got the butchers of Sri Lanka to slaughter the LTTE. By the way the Sri Lankan butchers were highly trained in 1971 and between 1987/91 with added benefit of impunity.

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        Lal,
        Make sure facts are right. 600 plus Sinhalese police murdered by Tamils after their surrender.
        Firstly, according to police information these policemen were murdered by LTTE not Tamils. We all know very well that the LTTE Eastern Commander (LTTE Deputy Leader) was Vinayagamoorthy Muraleetharan (Karuna) during that period. He was promoted to a minister in Srilankan government and became the deputy leader of SLFP party under Mahinda Rajapakse. So, Do you thing whether Mahinda Rajapakse who protected Karuna amman (Do you think he is a Tamil or War Hero) is a criminal or not?
        One more correction: Sinhala Soldiers (or Sinhalese?) captured 300000 Tamils after killing over 100000 Tamils IN Nandhikadal and kept in custody in the open jail for years.

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          All Tamils killed in Nandikadal were terrorists except those non combatant tamils that tried to escape the vp’s grip and killed by terrorists themselves, shot on their backs.PD

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            thrishu

            Please listen to your fellow racist:
            “No ethnic problem in Sri Lanka – Prof. Channa Jayasumana tells UNHRC”

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7-hDHsSAI
            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MgLb3PqA4c&feature=youtu.be

            Does this man really believe in what he is ranting?
            Don’t you have anyone who is intellectually honest, better equipped and well informed person to represent the Sinhala/Buddhist fascists?
            He is supposed be MBBS and professor.
            I don’t think you should consult him if you are sick, mentally or otherwise.
            Many won’t buy even an icecream from him.

            Do you know who his friend is?
            Its Shenali Waduge who is most unhappy person from Sri Lanka.

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        Why did the Government fail to Take action against Karuna for the murder? of 600 policemen?.

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        lal, 600 plus Sinhalese police murdered by Tamils after their surrender?

        I thought your Mahinda Raja gave the killers the following jobs;
        •Karuna Ammman – Deputy Minister
        •Pillayan Sivanesathurai – Chief Minister
        •Inniyabarathy – Chief Minister

        While these rabid dogs were running amok in Colombo and Batti, the mothers, wives, children, brothers and sisters of these poor policemen were crying for their loved ones. You must be having a very short memory eh?

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    Human Rights Watch report :-
    https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/sri-lanka

    The world is watching us.

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    Patcha Ranawaka was booted out by the patriotic people in the out skirts of Maharagama, with a chorus of Hoots and Cat calls for the damage Patchaya has done to the Nation ,by helping the common man’s arch enemy the UNP .

    Maharagama is not a poor Village .
    Just imagine what Pathcha Ranawaka can except from the intelligent Dalits in the South or even the West..?…
    Now Patchaya is coming out with all this Bull Shit after the damage is done.
    What did Patcha Ranawaka do for the last 4 years, while Dr Ranil and his Rouge Brigades ripped the guts of the Public and the Public purse..
    Jailed Buddhist Monks and Gave the Rich the chance to make unprecedented profits.
    While reducing Employment and halting the Infrastructure Development, And collecting big ass Santhosams even from major Development Programs which had been put in place before 2015..

    Will the long suffering 70% buy this Bull Shit?
    Does Ranawaka still go the Temple?….

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    All the LTTE caders should be released and the Army fellows who killed Tamils should be jailed and prosecuted.

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    Adding to Burt’s list of atrocities: 600 plus Sinhalese police murdered by Tamils after their surrender, 16 Sinhalese school boys killed by Tamils, Central Bank and Fort Railway Station killings by Tamils and more killings by Tamils. VP’s fat boy most likely was killed by the LTTE. All political and not war related. In spite of all that the Sinhala soldiers saved 300, 000 Tamils at Nandikadal!

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      lal loo the compulsive liar

      “In spite of all that the Sinhala soldiers saved 300, 000 Tamils at Nandikadal!”

      Hindians saved Gota’s bum at the UNHCR and continues to save 1000s of Single handed Army/Navy/Air force commanders, the alleged war criminals. In recent days Hindians have been promoting Rajapaksa clan giving photo opportunities, media coverage, even started the Gota’s election campaign in Hindia. Read and learn:
      Q Branch police question ‘LTTE member’
      http://www.thehindu.com
      SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

      Perhaps fear mongering is needed for “MANUFACTURING CONSENT”

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    TO SOME EXTENT we can see a silver lining among dark clouds.I STILL WONDER whether this proposal coming from JHU.BUT HOPE UDAYA GAMARALAPILLAI will not go round sri lanka for his usual carnival blaming JHU saying they have sold the country to tamils.BUT I SUSPECT THIS IS A MOVE BY MY3 to feel the pulse of common budist hard liners mood.

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    LAL it’s not 600 Sinhalese; 600 Police personal and the person commited the crime is a good friend of MR.
    If you want to add CB attack and fort railway station attack, please consider the isolated killing of innocent tamils due to Arial bombing in Nawali church, and Nagarkovil school

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    This man Champika is a real intellectual.

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    “All military person currently in custody in relation to war-related incidents should be give a general amnesty. Similarly, the approximately 60 former LTTE cadres currently in custody should be released immediately on a general amnesty.”

    The Government should “take the bull by its horns” and declare a general amnesty. It may not satisfy all stakeholders (nothing will), however, it will be a step in the right direction.

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    In Lankawe The question is who killed most???? Not who killed???? JEYAWEWA

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    First & foremost, Armed forces belonging to GOSL cannot be equated to the LTTE, bcos the LTTE are terrorists while the Armed forces replicate the law & order of SL. If Armed Forces commit crimes against humanity, then it is a grave crime, bcos they represent the country, government and are governed by Int’l laws and discipline, thus they have to face the repercussions of their illegal actions. Offering Amnesty to LTTE cadres is an issue that need to be evaluated taking into circumstances how this youth were forced enticed to join (remember LTTE ruled the north for 30 years), the absolute failure of past Sinhalese politicians who have used racism as a method of surviving in power & popularity and not providing a balance of genuine autonomy to the north for Tamils to go about their development, education, culture and local law and order in their areas. This activity by JHU is another typical hoodwink which protects Sinhalese soldiers for the enormous crimes they committed blatantly and arrogantly in the north. If approved, it will be typically like the past incidents such as burning of Jaffna Library, riots of 1956, 1958, 1977, 1983, Aluthgama, Digana, where Sinhalese have been fully successful in murdering, rampaging minorities with absolutely no punishment or repercussions of those crimes.

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    Dear Author and all participants,
    Don’t you all agree for real reconciliation, the Sri Lankan Authorities are missing an independent inquiry and abide by the UN and international community for getting the dignity of the Country back? It is this dignity that is important and not a Sri Lankan politicians views. It has been the politicians follies that brought about violence, racism, enmity between communities and war crimes. If Sri Lankan Leaders still continue with local political methods and ignore the UN and the International community, the victimization and suppression will definitely continue until another hot episode bringing down the dignity further. Nothing got done for the last 9 years is the astounding reason for not going for an independent inquiry. If there are thinking and responsible citizens, they should lead the notorious politicians to this realization and put the Country towards self development and lose the grip of other opportunists.

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    For a long time the government claimed theirs was a “zero civilian casualty war” – a ridiculous assertion.
    At the time 400,000 Tamils were trapped in the war zone in Sri Lanka , international media attention was focused on Gaza where at most an estimated 1,500 died. A UN report now says reports of up to forty thousand civilian deaths in 2009 in Sri Lanka are credible. If that number is correct, then the defeat of the Tamil Tigers was one of the bloodiest conflicts so far this century. Every journalist has heard of Srebrenica. How many have heard of Mullivaikkal where just as many perished?

    A War without Witness.

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    What is happening to Avant Guard Fraud, Sajin Vaz Fraud, Sil Redi Fraud, Nil Wala, Lasantha, wasim Thajudeen, Ekneligoda, Raviraj.

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      Robert:
      Nothing has happened and nothing will happen. The guy that went after this and high profile murders is now framed for a non-existing plot and politicians want to send him on leave.

      “The Ministry of Law and Order has recommended to the National Police Commission to place DIG Nalaka de Silva on compulsory leave with immediate effect.”

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    If Hitler, Mugabe, Slobodan and the Myanmar Junta are not terrorist then what are they known as/ labelled. I really do not see a difference between so called terrorist and above named individuals. Obviously these monsters have caused more misery to their own citizen/ human kind than any terrorist organization I am aware of. The so called terrorist (liberation fighters ????) are end product of the crooked politicians. A person only needs some gray matter in brain, reasoning ability and abstract thinking to know the similarities between the two.

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    This is a good move but without a permanent solution to the minority issues there will be no peace. This aspect is lacking in Champika’s statement.

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    There must be an end this controversy; a firm full stop.

    Spread all the ethnic groups evenly in every parts of the country.

    Work together to make a nation of one mixed race, one mixed culture & one law.

    SL, the whole country; is the traditional homeland for every Sri Lankan.

    Stress that every individual has identical/equal responsibility regarding the well being of the country.

    Ban religions whether argued good or bad. That’s the destructive factor.

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    It is reported today that there are 107 political prisoners – incarcerated on orders by Gotabaya as enforcer of PTA many years ago – and that some of them have commenced “hunger strike” demanding that they be charged in courts, or released from prison.

    The state is unable to charge them as there is no concrete evidence against them, and if released, they could sue the state for unlawful confinement, and this would become known to the UNHRC.

    What is the view of the JHU on this dilemma?

    Meanwhile, Gotabaya appears to have a desire to become president !!

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    We have congratulate our war heroes and Gothabaya for completing the war without any witness. If there is no witness no crimes have been committed. So we have no questions to answer to anybody. The war is over and lets get on with our lives.

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    Most Lankan politicians moved from left to centre. Some remained there eg Comrades Collective, Some to the right eg Wimal. Some are trying to move from extreme right to centre. Why? That is where the gold mines are!
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    Friendly suggestion: Readers may skip the following and go to the last paragraph.
    Champika Ranawaka’s stepping stone was JVP (probably north of centre). Then he stepped into the far-right Sihala Urumaya. The was this extreme-right monks-only JHU (Jathika Hela Urumaya). To JHU’s surprise they entered parliament in 2007 but could not match the violence from their own devout followers in the parliament like friendly genital squeezing and so on. JHU fell into disarray and Champika stepped in! In recognition of his extremism and anti-Tamil stand, in 2007 MR made him Minister of Power and Energy. He harassed the few Tamil officers into insanity or fleeing the country. In 2008, he proclaimed that ‘Muslims are outsiders’. In 2011 he invented the term ‘Diplomatic Terrorism’ to describe the UN report on war crimes in SL. Opportunist Champika the changed sides aligning JHU with the UNFGG (United National Front for Good Governance) which won on 08 January 2015. He was tasked with creating the Casino City.
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    To cut a long story short opportunist Champika wants to change sides yet again and the “JHU Proposes 5-Point Plan To ‘Move On’ After The End Of The War” is the message. The Plan looks like one, smells like one, perhaps tastes like one BUT is not a plan. The basic requisites cannot be met. As to his Presidential ambitions: Champika knows that money and money alone matters.

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    Dear Minister Patali Champika,
    General amnesty for both the Srilanka Military and LTTE and other Militants would have been a useful concept immediately after the end of war in May 2009. A large number of LTTE members who were surrendered with white flag with the agreement of Srilankan government and International Organizations were murdered or made missing after May 2009. The war between LTTE and Srilankan military (Or SSrilankan govt) have two dimensions. One is political and other one is Military. We all should remember that both Srilanka Govt and LTTE with the mediation of Norway and the cooperation of the Western Countries (Who banned LTTE as a terrorist organisation) agreed to find a political solution in 2002 and signed an agreement (Oslo-accord-2002) based on a federal structure within a united Srilanka. The western countries who supported the agreement assumed LTTE was not genuine in this process and gave full support to eliminate LTTE. But the Mahinda government was not genuine in the political process and it withdrew its support to Mahinda and brought this new govt. This is what the unitary government agreed to create new constitution in 2015. There is no military -military component but the political component remains a due to bring peace in this country. Unless this is achieved there is no future for Srilanka.

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    There is no point in talking about JHU. It is in name only after they all nearly joined UNP. Ranawaka, is an opportunist who used Sinhala Buddhist people to come to power and now will sell Buddhism and/or Sinhala nation to be in power with any government of any colour.
    They will not win any votes at the next general election. So there is no point of taking them seriously.

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    Modaya Champika lost all his common sense (If he ever had something like that). Modaya is getting nervous because Old King is going to America and he just came back from India. He fears if Old King is going to corporate for investigation.
    There is case by Ananthi Sasitharan and Kilinochchi’s different, different judges have repeatedly ordered the army to produce the court with the list of the arrested people and rehabilitated. Modayas arrested mostly beautiful girls from the camps and so told all judges that there are no documents remaining. It is said out of arrested, 1800 top girls were sent to Old Royal Palace and they were never heard of. That is why, it is said, for reason like above, army destroyed the list of arrested. Now this Modaya says he has to re-arrest rebels if the war crime is to be started. First thing is Modaya doesn’t know no one can be staged on court for two times for one crime. Rebels accepted the crime and accepted the rehabilitation as punishment and endured those army tortures in the fake rehabilitation. The second this is, does Champika Modaya has the arrest list or no? Champika Modaya wants to start war crime investigation or Terrorism under his internationally prohibited PTA. Modaya has no clues of War crime is about command and if the 12,000 rebels, as he claims he arrested, were commanding in the back office and then does this Modaya is saying it was only Leader Pirapaharan in the field, fighting? Real Modaya!
    Modaya remembers only KP, Ram and Nagulan. Does Modaya remember a name Pillaiyan? He is accused in M.P. Parajasingam’s murder and kept in for now three and half years by Yahapalanaya. He said he was hired by Old King to finish off New King. Could Modaya Champika bring Pillaiyan to witness stand and ask why he said like that? He did open his Golaya Karuna’s name at all! Devananda is need in TN for movement’s related murder.

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    Champika may have his Neuro cells completely burned. Somebody has to teach Champika to read paper news. He is suffering lack of knowledge of what is being reported.

    “He argued that whereas action in the heat of the battle and in pursuit of a military victory was one thing, abduction, rape, murder and any other infringement prompted by personal objectives are very different. “
    Again, Champika has to know that UNHRC is talking about the excess committed during the war. Not personal crime committed by private soldiers. If a soldier went out from camp in the night nobody knowing to Mullaithivu houses and raped women and came and started to sleep the commander not knowing of what went on, it is a private crime. If group of soldier went to houses and killed and raped and Commander refused to report about it, then it is using rape as weapon and it is war crime. Lankawe army has earned title according to UN definition as a Rapist Army uses rape as weapon. Champika has to explain while his troop fought with Zero casualty and they only killed 60,000 rebels boys and girls, but 90,000 women widowed,. That data tells at least 30,000 women lost their husbands for Army’s need for eliminating the men heads of the households to get free access to the female members of the houses. Otherwise while Rapist army has killed only 60, 000 boys and girls how the 90,000 widows showed up after the war?
    For example, Eknaligoda’s kidnapping and murder is war crime because he was kidnapped for having knowledge of Appe Aanduwa using Chemical bombs, so he was labeled as Sinhala Kottiya, (meaning Sinhala Traitor rebel fighting on behalf LTTE) and kidnapped as per the Command’s order and murdered. Everybody investigated under PTA and forced to die by torture is a war crime.

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    I am totally against this ridiculous proposal which brings the Army and the terrorists on the same platform!!!!
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    Unlike the terrorists in jail, the slave government has no evidence whatsoever to prove that our Army carried out war crimes during the last phase of the war. Preemptive self defence is acceptable in a war. Article 51 of the UN Charter recognizes the right to self-defence. Clearly our Army doesn’t need any general amnesty as they ARE NOT GUILTY for war crimes.
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    The arrests made by the previous government and the present government are worlds apart.
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    As opposed to the arrests of terrorists made by the former government after a thorough investigation and in accordance with the law, the current government established a “politically motivated, politically controlled and politically prejudiced special entity called FCID” above country’s independent judiciary with special powers to arrest and detain Army officials and political opponents which is arbitrary. And recently they have established “politically run special footrace courts” for the same reason!
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    Army intelligence officials who have done a great service to the country are in custody without bail due to investigations that are still going on.. The Police should have finalized their investigations first before arresting them as the Police has no first hand information against them. The investigations are going on based on second or third hand information and mostly on assumptions which is not fair for the Army officials. For an example: CID recently questioned the former President to ascertain whether he could remember receiving a late night phone call about 10 years ago from a former Minister who happened to be the present Speaker!!! It is hilarious for the CID to ‘assume’ that former President will remember the phone call. This is how they conduct investigations.
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      Champa the baiya,
      “It is hilarious for the CID to ‘assume’ that former President will remember the phone call. This is how they conduct investigations.”
      Would your BF SangiliWimal not remember who brought Lemon Puff for him 7 years ago? So why can’t Mahinda remember? These kindergarten arguments are hilarious only for baiyas with horns on their heads.

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    This morning when I was watching the Kavanaugh hearing (for nomination of supreme court justice) in CNN for a moment I was thinking what will be the situationif it was in Lankawe. Imagine if Sarath , Mohan , GLP are put under microscope???? before there nomintion.

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