{"id":99541,"date":"2013-08-10T03:25:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T21:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=99541"},"modified":"2013-08-13T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T09:55:31","slug":"weliweriya-rewarding-killers-is-the-rajapaksa-style-mps-accuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/weliweriya-rewarding-killers-is-the-rajapaksa-style-mps-accuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Weliweriya: Rewarding Killers Is The Rajapaksa Style &#8211; MPs Accuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here you will see the reactions from two influential Sri Lankan parliamentarians in response to the brutal <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Weliweriya&amp;x=9&amp;y=7\">Weliweriya<\/a><\/span> military attack on a peaceful people&#8217;s protest against water-pollution. You&#8217;ll see how one of the MPs strongly condemned the government&#8217;s past record for rewarding the guilty parties responsible for similar attacks with prestigious posts. Some of the comments of the MPs were ordered to be removed from the Hansard. But, some of these banned comments can be heard here. 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