{"id":3881,"date":"2012-01-26T10:47:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T10:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2012-04-03T21:01:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T21:01:14","slug":"wikileaks-rajapaksas-use-a-group-called-the-lion-cubs-to-abductions-and-dispose-bodies-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-rajapaksas-use-a-group-called-the-lion-cubs-to-abductions-and-dispose-bodies-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Rajapaksas use a group called the &quot;Lion Cubs&quot; to abductions and dispose bodies at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Colombo Telegraph &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSamaraweera confirmed for the first time that special cells have been established within military intelligence to abduct LTTE sympathizers.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSamaraweera confirmed that the Government uses a group called the &#8220;Lion Cubs&#8221; to engage in these extrajudicial activities. It is widely rumored in Sri Lanka that Army Commander Fonseka, with the knowledge and approval of Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, has set up special cells within military intelligence to go after suspected LTTE cadres and sympathizers in Colombo, Jaffna and other places.\u201d US Embassy further wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3884\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mahinda_sarath-2-colombotelegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3884\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3884\" title=\"mahinda_sarath (2) colombotelegraph\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mahinda_sarath-2-colombotelegraph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mahinda_sarath-2-colombotelegraph.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/mahinda_sarath-2-colombotelegraph-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Army Commander Fonseka, with the knowledge and approval of Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, has set up special cells within military intelligence to go after suspected LTTE cadres and sympathizers in Colombo, Jaffna and other places.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Colombo Telegraph found the related leaked cable from the WikiLeaks database. The cable is classified as \u201cSECRET\u201d and recounts details of a meeting US Ambassador to Colombo has had with then Sri Lankan government MP , the SLFP Treasurer and Leader and District Organizer of Matara District Mangala Samaraweera on February 26, 2007. The cable was written on February 28, 2007 by the US Ambassador to Colombo, Robert O. Blake.<\/p>\n<p>Under the subject\u00a0&#8220;SRI LANKA:EX-FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS OF HARASSMENT BY GOVERNMENT&#8221; ambassador Blake wrote \u201cAmbassador commented that the President and the Defense Secretary reportedly believe that their military strategy, including abductions and harassment of suspected LTTE sympathizers, is working to make Colombo more secure and to degrade LTTE networks. Samaraweera confirmed that the Government uses a group called the \u2018Lion Cubs\u2019 to engage in these extrajudicial activities. It is widely rumored in Sri Lanka that Army Commander Fonseka, with the knowledge and approval of Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, has set up special cells within military intelligence to go after suspected LTTE cadres and sympathizers in Colombo, Jaffna and other places. We have also heard reports of a similar shadowy group called the \u2018Hambantota Cats.\u2019 The recently-appointed Cabinet Minister for Environment has publicly called for the use of extralegal means to root out LTTE sympathizers. Samaraweera lent credibility to these reports by relating grisly details about the methods these groups use to dispose of the bodies of their victims at sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below we give the relevant part of the cable;<\/p>\n<pre>VZCZCXRO0109\r\nOO RUEHBI RUEHLMC\r\nDE RUEHLM #0337\/01 0591217\r\nZNY SSSSS ZZH\r\nO 281217Z FEB 07\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5538\r\nINFO RUEHRL\/AMEMBASSY BERLIN PRIORITY 0245\r\nRUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 9929\r\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 6889\r\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 4962\r\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 3572\r\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0694\r\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 3660\r\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 2740\r\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 7461\r\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 5176\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1847\r\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY\r\nRHEFDIA\/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHBS\/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY\r\nRUEHLMC\/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION PRIORITY\r\nS E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000337\r\n\r\nSIPDIS\r\n\r\nSIPDIS\r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INS\r\nMCC FOR S GROFF, D NASSIRY, E BURKE AND F REID\r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 02\/28\/2017\r\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\/PTER_0.html\">PTER<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PHUM_0.html\">PHUM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/MOPS_0.html\">MOPS<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/CE_0.html\">CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: SRI LANKA:EX-FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS OF\r\nHARASSMENT BY GOVERNMENT\r\n\r\nREF: A) COLOMBO 324 B) COLOMBO 292 C) COLOMBO 264 D)\r\n\r\n     COLOMBO 263 E) COLOMBO 230 F) COLOMBO 186\r\n     G) COLOMBO 170\r\n\r\nClassified By: Ambassador Robert O. 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