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By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cOn September 16, President Rajapaksa called for an investigation to verify a death threat against Paikiasothi Saravanamuttu, or \u2018Sara\u2019, Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. As mentioned in ref. A, Sara received a letter on August 20, 2009, threatening him with death for his alleged role in pushing the EU to revoke GSP-plus trade concessions for Sri Lanka. At the time he received the threat Sara immediately forwarded a scan of the actual letter and the envelope in which it arrived to a wide range of diplomatic, civil society, and other persons. He contacted top members of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to inform them of the threat and to demand they investigate it and ensure his safety.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo<\/a><\/span> informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<\/p><\/div>\n

A Leaked \u2018Confidential\u2019 US diplomatic cable, dated September 18, 2009, updated the Secretary of State regarding the threatening letter received by Dr\u00a0Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu<\/a><\/span>, the Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and founder member of the Board of the Sri Lanka Chapter of\u00a0Transparency International on August 20, 2009.\u00a0The Colombo Telegraph found the related leaked cable from the WikiLeaks database. The cable is classified and signed by the US Ambassador to Colombo Patricia Butenis<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The ambassador wrote; \u201cA half-page advertisement appeared in the local Daily Mirror on September 16, which condemned the death threat on Sara, explained in detail his actual position on GSP-plus, and defended his reputation. (NOTE: Sara has called for a continuation of GSP-plus along with an improvement by the GSL on its human rights record. END NOTE.) The statement was signed by about 125 prominent persons and human rights advocates in Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLater on September 16, during a Cabinet meeting, the president<\/a><\/span> questioned whether the death threat was real and reportedly called his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> at the Ministry of Defence to ask him to investigate. Media reports say the president stated that an international conspiracy was clearly at work trying to ruin Sri Lanka,s reputation and that this signed statement could be used against the country. He asked that officials follow up with the signatories to the statement to question them on whether they really believed Sara had been threatened. Sara told Embassy staff that the police came and took a statement from him again today, for the third time, about the threat. Post discretely will contact some others on the list to see whether the police questioned them.\u201d Butenis further wrote.<\/p>\n

Placing a comment she wrote; \u201cThe president appears to be attacking the veracity of Saravanamuttu and his supporters for domestic political purposes, attempting to portray Sri Lanka as under threat from a conspiracy of Western international actors and their local allies. This appears to contradict a recently inaugurated attempt to boost Sri Lanka’s image in the eyes of the international community — especially the EU — in the run-up to the GSP-plus decision (ref B). This is a tough balancing act but one Rajapaksa will have to perform deftly as both the GSP-plus decision and the domestic election season approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n

VZCZCXRO8998\r\nOO RUEHAG RUEHROV RUEHSL RUEHSR\r\nDE RUEHLM #0894 2611130\r\nZNY CCCCC ZZH\r\nO 181130Z SEP 09\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0541\r\nINFO RUCNMEM\/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY\r\nRUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 1907\r\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 8936\r\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 7174\r\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 5131\r\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 3313\r\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 5087\r\nRUEHOT\/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 1364\r\nRUEHSM\/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 0622\r\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 4197\r\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 9501\r\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 6802\r\nRUEHON\/AMCONSUL TORONTO PRIORITY 1293\r\nRHEFDIA\/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 3738\r\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY\r\nRUEHBS\/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEKJCS\/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY<\/pre>\n
C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 000894 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 09\/17\/2019\r\nTAGS: PGOV<\/a> PREL<\/a> PREF<\/a> PHUM<\/a> PTER<\/a> EAID<\/a> MOPS<\/a> CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: PRESIDENT QUESTIONS VERACITY OF CPA DIRECTOR DEATH\r\nTHREAT \r\n\r\nREF: A. COLOMBO 890\r\n     \u00b6<\/a>B. COLOMBO 860 \r\n\r\nClassified By: AMBASSADOR PATRICIA BUTENIS.  REASONS: 1.4 (B, D) \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>1. (U) On September 16, President Rajapaksa called for an\r\ninvestigation to verify a death threat against Paikiasothi\r\nSaravanamuttu, or &Sara8, Director of the Centre for Policy\r\nAlternatives.  As mentioned in ref. A, Sara received a letter\r\non August 20, 2009, threatening him with death for his\r\nalleged role in pushing the EU to revoke GSP-plus trade\r\nconcessions for Sri Lanka.  At the time he received the\r\nthreat Sara immediately forwarded a scan of the actual letter\r\nand the envelope in which it arrived to a wide range of\r\ndiplomatic, civil society, and other persons.  He contacted\r\ntop members of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to inform\r\nthem of the threat and to demand they investigate it and\r\nensure his safety. \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>2. (U)  A half-page advertisement appeared in the local Daily\r\nMirror on September 16, which condemned the death threat on\r\nSara, explained in detail his actual position on GSP-plus,\r\nand defended his reputation.  (NOTE:  Sara has called for a\r\ncontinuation of GSP-plus along with an improvement by the GSL\r\non its human rights record.  END NOTE.)  The statement was\r\nsigned by about 125 prominent persons and human rights\r\nadvocates in Sri Lanka. \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>3. (C)  Later on September 16, during a Cabinet meeting, the\r\npresident questioned whether the death threat was real and\r\nreportedly called his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the\r\nMinistry of Defence to ask him to investigate.  Media reports\r\nsay the president stated that an international conspiracy was\r\nclearly at work trying to ruin Sri Lanka,s reputation and\r\nthat this signed statement could be used against the country.\r\n He asked that officials follow up with the signatories to\r\nthe statement to question them on whether they really\r\nbelieved Sara had been threatened.  Sara told Embassy staff\r\nthat the police came and took a statement from him again\r\ntoday, for the third time, about the threat.  Post discretely\r\nwill contact some others on the list to see whether the\r\npolice questioned them. \r\n\r\nCOMMENT:\r\n-------- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>4. (C)  The president appears to be attacking the veracity of\r\nSaravanamuttu and his supporters for domestic political\r\npurposes, attempting to portray Sri Lanka as under threat\r\nfrom a conspiracy of Western international actors and their\r\nlocal allies.  This appears to contradict a recently\r\ninaugurated attempt to boost Sri Lanka's image in the eyes of\r\nthe international community -- especially the EU -- in the\r\nrun-up to the GSP-plus decision (ref B).  This is a tough\r\nbalancing act but one Rajapaksa will have to perform deftly\r\nas both the GSP-plus decision and the domestic election\r\nseason approach.\r\nBUTENIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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