{"id":143222,"date":"2015-04-22T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T05:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=143222"},"modified":"2015-04-22T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T09:40:16","slug":"rajapaksa-is-not-above-the-law-law-abiding-citizens-should-intervene-ahrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rajapaksa-is-not-above-the-law-law-abiding-citizens-should-intervene-ahrc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajapaksa Is Not Above The Law; Law Abiding Citizens Should Intervene: AHRC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The present demands for written undertakings by the government promising no prosecution of the former President on the one hand and attacks on officers who have been doing their job diligently are all attempts to return to a situation of lawlessness which prevailed before, says the Asian Human Rights Commission<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Mahinda<\/a>

Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n

Issuing a statement today the AHRC has urged every law abiding citizen to intervene in order to ensure that all serious efforts to enforce the law to be respected by everyone. “No one is above the law and there are no privileged citizens who can claim that allegations against them should not to be investigated.” the AHRC said.<\/p>\n

We publish below the statement in full;<\/p>\n

The nation must defend the criminal investigations being conducted by the Commission against Bribery and Corruption<\/strong><\/p>\n

A revolt has been organized by few irresponsible politicians through a campaign to stop investigations<\/span><\/a> into allegations of bribery and corruption. The latest name to be added to the list of those who are being investigated on such allegations is the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> himself.<\/p>\n

There cannot be a greater attempt to drag a nation into chaos and anarchy than to disrupt investigations into crime and such an attempt to drag the country into chaos and anarchy is now taking place led by some of the senior politicians associated with the former regime.<\/p>\n

It is not for us to pronounce on guilt or innocence of any of the alleged criminals. That is a task for a court when the matters reach the court, on some future date. However, no citizen can remain neutral on the issue of the right of the appropriate authorities to conduct investigations into crime. The only way law, order and peace is maintained within any nation is through strict conduct of investigations into crime and thereby punishing those who break the rules on which the society keeps itself together. All attempts to breakdown the investigations into crime are attempts to rip apart a society altogether.<\/p>\n

For a long time the law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges were all prevented from doing their duties by all an all-powerful executive which thought it fit to break all the rules of the society. It was a welcome sign that after the 8th of January 2015 elections such interferences has been brought to an end and some attempts have been made to enforce the law particularly in the area of control of bribery and corruption. Now the fear has spread among those who had relied on impunity.<\/p>\n

The present demands for written undertakings by the government promising no prosecution of the former President on the one hand and attacks on officers who have been doing their job diligently are all attempts to return to a situation of lawlessness which prevailed before.<\/p>\n

The Asian Human Rights Commission urges every law abiding citizen to intervene in order to ensure that all serious efforts to enforce the law to be respected by everyone.<\/p>\n

No one is above the law and there are no privileged citizens who can claim that allegations against them should not to be investigated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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