{"id":2659,"date":"2011-12-15T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2011-12-15T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:30:39","slug":"wikileaks-full-implementation-of-the-13th-amendment-is-something-of-a-red-herring-perera-and-saravanamuttu-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-full-implementation-of-the-13th-amendment-is-something-of-a-red-herring-perera-and-saravanamuttu-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Full implementation of the 13th Amendment is something of a &quot;red herring&quot; &#8211; Perera and Saravanamuttu to US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Colombo Telegraph \u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPerera and Saravanamuttu believed that raising the issue of full implementation of the 13th Amendment was something of a &#8220;red herring&#8221; used by the GSL to avoid discussing reconciliation and a long-term equitable political solution.\u201d the US Ambassador Patricia A Butenis wrote to Washington after a meeting with members of the civil society.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2660\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-and-jehan-colombotelegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2660\" title=\"Sara and Jehan colombotelegraph\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-and-jehan-colombotelegraph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-and-jehan-colombotelegraph.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-and-jehan-colombotelegraph-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perera and Saravanamuttu believed that raising the issue of full implementation of the 13th Amendment was something of a \u2018red herring\u2019 used by the GSL to avoid discussing reconciliation and a long-term equitable political solution.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A leaked US unclassified, but \u201cSENSITIVE\u201d diplomatic cable, recounts details of meetings the US Senate Foreign Relations staff has had with\u00a0senior government officials, international organizations, political leaders, civil-society activists, and journalists \u00a0between November 2 and 8, 2009. The Colombo Telegraph found the cable from WikiLeaks database. The cable was written on December 1, 2009\u00a0by the US Ambassador to Colombo Patricia A. Butenis.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Butenis wrote \u201cAt a roundtable discussion, Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) Director P. Saravanamuttu, National Peace Council (NPC) Chairman Jehan Perera, University of Colombo Professor Dr. Keethaponcalan, and former SL Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Javed Yusuf discussed Tamil community concerns, freedom of movement of IDPs, and constitutional reform with the StaffDel. Saravanamuttu stressed that the detention of the IDPs was \u2018illegal under Sri Lankan law.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group emphasized the need for electoral reform and international election observers and mentioned a possible role for the Carter Center. They explained the powers of devolution and decentralization, the weakness of the 13th Amendment and the GSL&#8217;s ability to undermine the authority of the provincial council system. Perera and Saravanamuttu believed that raising the issue of full implementation of the 13th Amendment was something of a \u2018red herring\u2019 used by the GSL to avoid discussing reconciliation and a long-term equitable political solution. National issues such as allocation of land, rule of law, and the non-implementation of the official languages policy continued to drive the conflict. The discussion underscored the president&#8217;s failure to implement the 17th Amendment and the politicization of the commissions and therefore the politicization of promotions and transfers within the police and the judiciary.\u201d Butenis further wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Below we give\u00a0the relevant part of the confidential cable;<\/p>\n<p>Related news to this cable;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WikiLeaks:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/2011\/11\/08\/wikileaks-i-am-not-saying-we-are-clean-basil-to-us-senate-foreign-relations-staff\/\">\u2018I am not saying we are clean!\u2019 &#8211;\u00a0 Basil to US Senate Foreign Relations staff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WikiLeaks:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/2011\/11\/09\/wikileaks-the-war-had-%E2%80%9Cnot-been-clean%E2%80%9D-gota-to-us-senate-foreign-relations-staff\/\">The war had \u2018not been clean\u2019 Gota to US Senate Foreign Relations staff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WikiLeaks:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/2011\/11\/10\/wikileaks-gsl-is-very-interested-in-greater-engagement-with-the-u-s-moragoda\/\">GSL is very interested in greater engagement with the U.S. \u2013 Moragoda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to WikiLeaks: \u201cKEEP THE PRESSURE ON\u201d \u2013 Ranil\u00a0Wickremesinghe\" href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/2011\/11\/17\/wikileaks-keep-the-pressure-on-ranil-wickremesinghe\/\">WikiLeaks: \u201cKEEP THE PRESSURE ON\u201d \u2013 Ranil\u00a0Wickremesinghe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 COLOMBO 001054\n\nSENSITIVE\n\nSIPDIS\n\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB\n\nE.O. 12958: N\/A\nTAGS: <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PGOV_0.html\">PGOV<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PREL_0.html\">PREL<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PHUM_0.html\">PHUM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/CE_0.html\">CE<\/a>\nSUBJECT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE (SFRC) FACT FINDING\nMISSION TO SRI LANKA\n\n<a id=\"par1\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2009\/11\/09COLOMBO1054.html#par1\">\u00b6<\/a>1. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 2-8, Senate Foreign Relations staff\nmembers Nilmini Rubin and Fatema Sumar visited Sri Lanka and held\nmeetings with senior government officials, international\norganizations, political leaders, civil-society activists, and\njournalists to discuss post war reconciliation, resettlement of\ninternally displaced persons (IDPs), the humanitarian situation, and\nmedia freedom.  They also visited the South, East and IDP camp at\nManik Farm.  The StaffDel observed that the post-war situation in\nSri Lanka was complex, particularly in light of possible elections;\nSri Lankans no longer sensed a strong partnership with the U.S.; the\nU.S. \"tool box\" in dealing with the government of Sri Lanka (GSL)\nwas self-limited; a sense of palpable fear still hung over the media\nand civil society; and while the GSL was making progress and doing\nsome good things, SL had a long way to go on reconciliation and\nresettlement.  Recognizing SL's geo-strategic importance to the U.S.\nand the current and long-term bilateral relationship, many SL\ninterlocutors gave their recommendations on strengthening the\nrelationship and noted a need for more U.S. assistance for\nresettlement and demining. END SUMMARY.\nCPA and NPC:  Constitutional Reform\n-----------------------------------\n\n<a id=\"par10\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2009\/11\/09COLOMBO1054.html#par10\">\u00b6<\/a>10. (SBU) At a roundtable discussion, Center for Policy Alternatives\n(CPA) Director P. Saravanamuttu, National Peace Council (NPC)\nChairman Jehan Perera, University of Colombo Professor Dr.\nKeethaponcalan, and former SL Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Javed Yusuf\ndiscussed Tamil community concerns, freedom of movement of IDPs, and\nconstitutional reform with the StaffDel.  Saravanamuttu stressed\nthat the detention of the IDPs was \"illegal under Sri Lankan law.\"\nThe group emphasized the need for electoral reform and international\nelection observers and mentioned a possible role for the Carter\nCenter.  They explained the powers of devolution and\ndecentralization, the weakness of the 13th Amendment and the GSL's\nability to undermine the authority of the provincial council system.\n Perera and Saravanamuttu believed that raising the issue of full\nimplementation of the 13th Amendment was something of a \"red\nherring\" used by the GSL to avoid discussing reconciliation and a\nlong-term equitable political solution.  National issues such as\nallocation of land, rule of law, and the non-implementation of the\nofficial languages policy continued to drive the conflict. The\ndiscussion underscored the president's failure to implement the 17th\nAmendment and the politicization of the commissions and therefore\nthe politicization of promotions and transfers within the police and\nthe judiciary.\nBUTENIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,31,1,27],"tags":[1610,1139,1208,1161,1134,1317,1298,1263,1424],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-politics","category-judiciary","category-news","category-wikileaks","tag-13th-and-17th-amendments","tag-democracy","tag-election-monitoring","tag-foreign-affairs","tag-human-rights","tag-idps","tag-sri-lankans-in-wikileaks","tag-us-embassy-cables-on-sri-lanka","tag-us-senate-foreign-relations-staff"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WikiLeaks: Full implementation of the 13th Amendment is something of a &quot;red herring&quot; 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