{"id":39486,"date":"2012-04-23T00:07:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T00:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=39486"},"modified":"2012-05-18T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T13:49:00","slug":"wikileaks-gota-is-the-abductor-minister-lakshman-seneviratne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-gota-is-the-abductor-minister-lakshman-seneviratne\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: Gota Is The Abductor \u2013 Lakshman Seneviratne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Colombo Telegraph &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39490\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-gota-is-the-abductor-minister-lakshman-seneviratne\/luxmansenevirathne-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39490\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39490\" title=\"luxmansenevirathne - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/luxmansenevirathne-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/luxmansenevirathne-Copy.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/luxmansenevirathne-Copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/luxmansenevirathne-Copy-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lakshman Seneviratne<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cOpposition United National Party legislator Lakshman Seneviratne, speaking in Parliament, accused Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo Deputy-Inspector General of Police Rohan Abeywardena and former Air Force Squadron Leader Nishantha Gajanayake of orchestrating abductions. Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about the new trend of Muslim abductions with Foreign Minister Bogollogama on June 13\u00a0.\u201d \u00a0the 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 the emergency regulation debate which took place on June 6, 2007. The cable is classified as \u201cSECRET\u201d and written by the Ambassador Robert O. Blake on June 19, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting then opposition MP and present Minister of Productivity Promotion Lakshman Seneviratne Robert Blake wrote \u201cOn June 6, during an emergency session of Parliament, United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne accused Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo Deputy-Inspector General of Police Rohan Abeywardena and former Air Force Squadron Leader Nishantha Gajanayake of orchestrating abductions.\u00a0Seneviratne stated that Gajanayake, a retired Air Force officer whose last assignment was as Executive Assistant to former Sri Lanka Armed Forces Commander Donald Perera, was Gothabaya&#8217;s personal link to the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP, or &#8220;Karuna faction&#8221;) in Colombo. He added that Gajanayake arranged abductions using the TMVP on orders from Gothabaya and with the assistance of police officers acting under Abeywardena. Although Seneviratne did not differentiate between Muslim abductions and Tamil abductions during his condemnation of the Defense Secretary, he did lodge specific accusations concerning the abduction of a prominent Muslim businessman against Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella&#8217;s security detail, leading to angry exchanges in Parliament. Seneviratne stated that a Muslim businessman&#8217;s brother told him that Rambukwella&#8217;s bodyguards lured the businessman to a hotel in Kandy and then held him for ransom, demanding a \u2018colossal\u2019 sum of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related news; \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-justice-minister-hakeem-knows-who-the-abductors-are\/\">WikiLeaks: Justice Minister Hakeem Knows Who The Abductors Are<\/a><\/strong><\/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). \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par1\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/06\/07COLOMBO861.html#par1\">\u00b6<\/a>1.  (S) SUMMARY:  Muslim businessmen have been subjected to\r\nabductions for the first time in recent weeks, marking a new\r\nand disturbing trend.  Following numerous complaints from\r\nMuslim community groups, Ambassador called on Sri Lanka\r\nMuslim Congress leader Rauff Hakeem (strictly protect), who\r\nstated that support for abductions of Muslim businessmen\r\ncomes from \"the very top.\"  Opposition United National Party\r\nlegislator Lakshman Seneviratne, speaking in Parliament,\r\naccused Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo\r\nDeputy-Inspector General of Police Rohan Abeywardena and\r\nformer Air Force Squadron Leader Nishantha Gajanayake of\r\norchestrating abductions.  Ambassador raised U.S. concerns\r\nabout the new trend of Muslim abductions with Foreign\r\nMinister Bogollogama on June 13 (reftel).  END SUMMARY. \r\n\r\nEMBASSY 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.\" \r\n\r\nUNP CONNECTS ABDUCTIONS TO GOTHABAYA\r\n------------------------------------ \r\n\r\n<a id=\"par4\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2007\/06\/07COLOMBO861.html#par4\">\u00b6<\/a>4.  (SBU) On June 6, during an emergency session of\r\nParliament, United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian\r\nLakshman Seneviratne accused Defense Secretary Gothabaya\r\nRajapaksa, Colombo Deputy-Inspector General of Police Rohan\r\nAbeywardena and former Air Force Squadron Leader Nishantha\r\nGajanayake of orchestrating abductions.  Seneviratne stated\r\nthat Gajanayake, a retired Air Force officer whose last\r\nassignment was as Executive Assistant to former Sri Lanka\r\nArmed Forces Commander Donald Perera, was Gothabaya's\r\npersonal link to the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP,\r\nor \"Karuna faction\") in Colombo.  He added that Gajanayake\r\narranged abductions using the TMVP on orders from Gothabaya\r\nand with the assistance of police officers acting under\r\nAbeywardena.  Although Seneviratne did not differentiate\r\nbetween Muslim abductions and Tamil abductions during his\r\ncondemnation of the Defense Secretary, he did lodge specific\r\naccusations concerning the abduction of a prominent Muslim \r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00000861  002 OF 002 \r\n\r\nbusinessman against Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella's\r\nsecurity detail, leading to angry exchanges in Parliament.\r\nSeneviratne stated that a Muslim businessman's brother told\r\nhim that Rambukwella's bodyguards lured the businessman to a\r\nhotel in Kandy and then held him for ransom, demanding a\r\n\"colossal\" sum of money.<\/pre>\n<pre>BLAKE<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":39491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,2375,26,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-stories","category-war-crimes","category-wikileaks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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