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Eye-brows were raised at the US Independence Day celebration in Colombo yesterday when the Sri Lankan government sent notorious paramilitary leader Douglas Devananda<\/span><\/a> to attend the ceremony as its representative.<\/p>\n

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US Ambassador and Douglas | Photo credit AiyoMalli<\/p><\/div>\n

A government Minister – Devananda who currently holds an outstanding arrest warrant from India in relation to a murder he is accused to have committed in Chennai in the late 80s, had addressed the gathering alongside US Ambassador Michele J. Sison<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at the event held at the US Embassy in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Grave allegations have been levelled against Minister Devananda and his paramilitary group to which includes murder, rape, child trafficking and extortion and yet continues to receive the support of the Sri Lankan government.<\/p>\n

This event took place against the backdrop of Sri Lanka\u2019s Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaks<\/span>a<\/a> and Sison crossing swords over the Head of USAID being summoned for a meeting with Gotabaya, to which she objected. The US Embassy had informed that the meeting should only take place in the presence of Ambassador Sison as USAID operates under the purview of the US Embassy in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

The meeting between Gotabaya and the USAID head was due to take place to discuss a programme initiated by the NGO named \u2018Election Support through Voter Education (ESVE)\u2019. Gotabhaya in a comment to The Island newspaper had described the project as a \u2018ruse to turn people against the government\u2019 and had called it the \u2018Operation Regime Change\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government would like to know whether the USAID was still going ahead with the project which would further undermine bilateral relations,\u201d Gotabaya had told The Island.<\/p>\n

Related;<\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: Pararajasingham And Raviraj Killings; Karuna And Douglas Killing MPs \u2013 EPDP Vigneswaran To US<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: \u2018Devananda Will Kill You\u2019 President Tells Journalists And Offers Diplomatic Posts<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: Installing Criminal Devananda As The Head Of A \u2018Quisling\u2019 Tamil Regime<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: EPDP Medical Doctor Performs Forced Abortions<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: EPDP\u2019s Targeted Killing Method With Govt Military \u2013 Jaffna Government Agent Reveals Secrets<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: EPDP Sold Jaffna Children: Girls To Prostitution Rings And Boys To Slavery<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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