{"id":128313,"date":"2014-07-26T08:33:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T03:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=128313"},"modified":"2014-07-26T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T05:05:31","slug":"cold-blooded-assault-on-lieutenant-by-brigadier-but-military-spokesman-denies-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/cold-blooded-assault-on-lieutenant-by-brigadier-but-military-spokesman-denies-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold-Blooded Assault On Lieutenant By Brigadier But Military Spokesman Denies Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Lieutenant attached to the Palali Army Camp has been heavily assaulted with an iron chair by a Brigadier of the same camp, for failing to report to him dressed in official sports attire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_102817\" style=\"width: 144px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ruwan-Wanigasooriya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102817\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102817\" alt=\"Ruwan Wanigasooriya\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ruwan-Wanigasooriya.jpg\" width=\"134\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-102817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruwan Wanigasooriya<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The victimized Lieutenant had been off-duty as he had been advised by a doctor to take rest due to his ill-health, when he had been summoned by the Brigadier for a program on July 23. The Brigadier had lost his temper when he saw the Lieutenant not dressed in appropriate garb and had lifted an iron chair and assaulted him heavily.<\/p>\n<p>The victimized officer is presently receiving treatment at the Palali military hospital.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Military Spokesman Brigadier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ruwan+Wanigasooriya&amp;x=10&amp;y=8\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ruwan Wanigasooriya<\/span><\/a>, ever ready to defend the \u2018holier-than-thou\u2019 image of Sri Lanka Army has rejected the claims of an assault in his comments to local media concerning the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There had been a workshop and a group of officers had been summoned to participate in the program including this Lieutenant. 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