{"id":39054,"date":"2012-04-18T21:14:40","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T21:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=39054"},"modified":"2012-05-18T13:47:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T13:47:22","slug":"wikileaks-justice-minister-hakeem-knows-who-the-abductors-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-justice-minister-hakeem-knows-who-the-abductors-are\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Justice Minister Hakeem Knows Who The Abductors Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Colombo Telegraph &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39055\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-justice-minister-hakeem-knows-who-the-abductors-are\/hakeem-1-colombotelegraph-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39055\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39055\" title=\"Hakeem 1 colombotelegraph\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Hakeem-1-colombotelegraph1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Hakeem-1-colombotelegraph1.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Hakeem-1-colombotelegraph1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister of Justice Rauff Hakeem<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn recent weeks the Embassy has received several anonymous letters from Muslim groups alleging that they are being targeted for abduction for ransom. One such letter from the &#8216;Muslim Community in Sri Lanka,&#8217; with no return address, states that &#8216;within a short period they have kidnapped and collected huge sums from Muslim businessmen.&#8217; Several Muslim leaders have alleged that Muslim businessmen are being targeted for abduction now that most prominent Tamil businessmen have either paid off paramilitary groups or fled the country.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2006\/11\/06COLOMBO1863.html\">WikiLeaks<\/a>\u00a0database, which details a meeting the US Ambassador to Colombo has had with then Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Rauff Hakeem( Present Justice Minister). The cable is classified as \u201cSECRET\u201d and written by the Ambassador Robert O. Blake on June 19, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Under the subheading \u201cMUSLIM LEADER STATES ABDUCTIONS COME \u2018FROM THE VERY TOP\u2019\u201d the ambassador wrote \u201cSri Lanka Muslim Congress leader and Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Rauff Hakeem (strictly protect) told Ambassador on June 14 that he believed that those carrying out abductions receive \u2018patronage from the very top,\u2019 but did not elaborate further. Hakeem stated that he has received many complaints from his constituents recently about abductions for ransom among the Muslim community but that victims were \u2018petrified\u2019 to come forward and make a formal complaint. According to Hakeem, some prominent Muslim businessmen have decided to leave Sri Lanka until the threat of abduction subsides. In reference to government-sanctioned abductions of Muslim businessmen for ransom, Hakeem said that the Muslim community \u2018has never seen this before.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Placing a comment Blake wrote \u201cThe negative impact of abductions is spreading beyond the Tamil community and past extra-judicial methods of dealing with possible LTTE supporters into abductions of any minority with a large bank account. Muslim leaders like Rauff Hakeem are increasingly critical of the Rajapaksa administration&#8217;s apparent tolerance for abductions, and numerous recent media reports have called attention to the growing trend of Muslim abductions for ransom. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Bogollogama on June 13 in part to flag to the Government our concern about this new trend and the need for the GSL to address it\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below we give\u00a0the relevant part of the confidential cable;<\/p>\n<pre>VZCZCXRO9010\r\nOO RUEHBI RUEHLMC\r\nDE RUEHLM #0861\/01 1700544\r\nZNY SSSSS ZZH\r\nO 190544Z JUN 07\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6287\r\nINFO RUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0214\r\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 7197\r\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 5304\r\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 3844\r\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 1104\r\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 3915\r\nRUEHOT\/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 1139\r\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 3001\r\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 7783\r\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 5443\r\nRUEHON\/AMCONSUL TORONTO PRIORITY 0260\r\nRUEKJCS\/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHLMC\/MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION PRIORITY\r\nRUEKJCS\/JOINT STAFF WASHDC PRIORITY\r\nRHEFDIA\/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2136\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY\r\nRUEHBS\/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY<\/pre>\n<pre>S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000861 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INS AND PM\r\nMCC FOR D NASSIRY AND E BURKE \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 06\/18\/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: ABDUCTIONS PLAGUE MUSLIM COMMUNITY \r\n\r\nREF: COLOMBO 842 \r\n\r\nClassified By: Ambassador Robert O. Blake, Jr., for reasons 1.4(b,d).<\/pre>\n<pre>EMBASSY RECEIVES AN INFLUX OF COMPLAINTS\r\n---------------------------------------- \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par2\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/06\/07COLOMBO861.html#par2\">\u00b6<\/a>2.  (C) In recent weeks the Embassy has received several\r\nanonymous letters from Muslim groups alleging that they are\r\nbeing targeted for abduction for ransom.  One such letter\r\nfrom the \"Muslim Community in Sri Lanka,\" with no return\r\naddress, states that \"within a short period they have\r\nkidnapped and collected huge sums from Muslim businessmen.\"\r\nSeveral Muslim leaders have alleged that Muslim businessmen\r\nare being targeted for abduction now that most prominent\r\nTamil businessmen have either paid off paramilitary groups or\r\nfled the country. \r\n\r\nMUSLIM LEADER STATES ABDUCTIONS COME \"FROM THE VERY TOP\"\r\n--------------------------------------------- ----------- \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par3\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/06\/07COLOMBO861.html#par3\">\u00b6<\/a>3.  (S)  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader and Minister of\r\nPosts and Telecommunications Rauff Hakeem (strictly protect)\r\ntold Ambassador on June 14 that he believed that those\r\ncarrying out abductions receive \"patronage from the very\r\ntop,\" but did not elaborate further.  Hakeem stated that he\r\nhas received many complaints from his constituents recently\r\nabout abductions for ransom among the Muslim community but\r\nthat victims were \"petrified\" to come forward and make a\r\nformal complaint.  According to Hakeem, some prominent Muslim\r\nbusinessmen have decided to leave Sri Lanka until the threat\r\nof abduction subsides.  In reference to government-sanctioned\r\nabductions of Muslim businessmen for ransom, Hakeem said that\r\nthe Muslim community \"has never seen this before.\"<\/pre>\n<pre><a id=\"par6\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/06\/07COLOMBO861.html#par6\">\u00b6<\/a>6.  (C) COMMENT:  The negative impact of abductions is\r\nspreading beyond the Tamil community and past extra-judicial\r\nmethods of dealing with possible LTTE supporters into\r\nabductions of any minority with a large bank account.  Muslim\r\nleaders like Rauff Hakeem are increasingly critical of the\r\nRajapaksa administration's apparent tolerance for abductions,\r\nand numerous recent media reports have called attention to\r\nthe growing trend of Muslim abductions for ransom.  The\r\nAmbassador met with Foreign Minister Bogollogama on June 13\r\nin part to flag to the Government our concern about this new\r\ntrend and the need for the GSL to address it (reftel).\r\nBLAKE<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":39060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375,27],"tags":[2545,2546,1918,2547,2548,1298,1263,1402,2394],"class_list":["post-39054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories","category-wikileaks","tag-abduction-muslims","tag-abduction-muslims-in-sri-lanka","tag-abductions-in-sri-lanka","tag-rauff-hakeem-on-abductions","tag-rauff-hakeem-wikileaks","tag-sri-lankans-in-wikileaks","tag-us-embassy-cables-on-sri-lanka","tag-war-crimes-sri-lanka","tag-white-van-abductions-sri-lanka"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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