{"id":198199,"date":"2019-01-24T02:15:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T20:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=198199"},"modified":"2019-01-24T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T12:34:55","slug":"sirisena-openly-attacks-human-rights-activists-signals-approval-for-extra-judicial-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sirisena-openly-attacks-human-rights-activists-signals-approval-for-extra-judicial-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirisena Openly Attacks Human Rights Activists: Signals Approval For Extra-Judicial Killings"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Maithripala Sirisena<\/strong><\/a> openly attacked Human Rights activists today for standing in the way of the law enforcement process.<\/p>\n

“A country cannot be disciplined if we follow what the Human Rights activists preach. If that is the case, we should hand everything, including the government and the law enforcement system to the human rights activists and wash our hands off, ” Sirisena said addressing a Police diploma presentation event.<\/p>\n

“Especially, when dealing with the underworld, the Police have to take certain actions, ” Sirisena said signaling he had no issue with extra-judicial killings.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ironically, in the same speech, Sirisena explained how he was nearly killed by the Police during the 1971 uprising to which he had no real connection. Sirisena said a Police officer forced him to draw the map of an army camp at gun point and used it to imprison him on fabricated charges.<\/p>\n

“I wrote for my Advanced Level examination while in prison, ” Sirisena added.<\/p>\n

The Sri Lankan President, last week, drew condemnation from the civilized world when he publicly lauded Philippine Duterte\u2019s \u201cwar\u201d against drugs, during an official visit to the country.
\nHuman Rights Watch, last year, stated that Duterte\u2019s murderous \u201cdrug war\u201d resulted in extra-judicial killings of tens of thousands of drug suspects.<\/p>\n

In one of his speeches, Sirisena said, \u201cExcellency, the war against crime and drugs carried out by you is an example to the whole world, and personally to me. Drug menace is rampant in my country and I feel that we should follow your footsteps to control this hazard.\u201d<\/p>\n