President SL & Libya

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Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's burial was delayed Friday after bloody images of his last moments raised questions over how exactly he died after being captured wounded, but alive.
Video on Arab television stations showed a crowd of fighters shoving and pulling the goateed, balding Gadhafi, with blood splattered on his face and soaking his shirt after he was dragged from hiding in a drainage pipe, begging for his life.
Gadhafi struggled against them, stumbling and shouting as the fighters pushed him onto the hood of a pickup truck. One fighter held him down, pressing on his thigh with a pair of shoes in a show of contempt.
Fighters propped him on the hood as they drove for several moments, apparently to parade him around in victory.

Video: The reign of Moammar Gadhafi (on this page)
"We want him alive. We want him alive," one man shouted before Gadhafi was dragged off the hood, some fighters pulling his hair, toward an ambulance.
According to a translation by Britain's Sky News, Gadhafi yelled at the revolutionaries. "What you are doing is not allowed in Islamic law," he reportedly said. "What you are doing is forbidden in Islam!"

'Shut up, dog'
Celebratory gunfire is heard in the video aired by Sky News and and at one point a gun is pointed at the dictator's head.
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Video: Misrata reacts to Gadhafi’s death (on this page)
Reuters reported Friday that Gadhafi's body appeared to have a bullet hole in the side of the head, as well as bruises and scratch marks.
'Very disturbing'
The United Nations human rights office called on Friday for a full investigation into Gadhafi's death.
"It is unclear how he died. There is a need for an investigation," U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters in Geneva.
"It is a fundamental principle of international law that people accused of serious crimes should if possible be tried. Summary executions are strictly illegal. It is different if someone is killed in combat," he added.
Referring to separate cell phone images showing a wounded Gadhafi first alive and then later dead amidst a jumble of anti-Gadhafi fighters after his capture in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, he added: "Taken together, they were very disturbing."
Mohamed Sayeh, a senior member of the governing National Transitional Council, later said that Gadhafi's burial had been delayed until his death can be examined by the International Criminal Court.
Sayeh told The Associated Press that Gadhafi's body was still in Misrata, where it was taken after his killing in Sirte.
He said Gadhafi will be buried with respect according to Islam tradition and will not have a public funeral.
Thunderous celebratory gunfire and cries of "God is great" rang out across Tripoli well past midnight, leaving the smell of sulfur in the air. People wrapped revolutionary flags around toddlers and flashed V for victory signs as they leaned out car windows.
Martyrs' Square, the former Green Square from which Gadhafi made many defiant speeches, was packed with revelers.
The death, two months after Gadhafi's ouster, finished off the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom.
It also thrusts Libya into a new age in which its transitional leaders must overcome deep divisions and rebuild nearly all its institutions from scratch to achieve dreams of democracy.
The governing National Transitional Council said interim leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil will formally declare liberation on Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the revolution against Gadhafi's rule began in mid-February.

" MR. BARATHA" - KILLED BY - "RAJAPAKSE" SAVAGE REGIMENT

( Mr. Baratha was 1st bigest suppoter of president Mahinda "RAJAPAKSE" & own party political ( SLFE )

At the last moment Mr. Baratha was aginst for savages actions of RAJAPAKSE'S REGIMENT. For that democracy actions, they killed Mr. Baratha in last day of the 08.10.2011, at Angoda junction.

(Lanka-e-News -18.Oct.2011, 11.55P.M.) At the media briefing held today (18) at the Colombo Nippon Hotel , the five sisters and brother of Late Bharatha Lakshman said , the prime suspect Duminda Silva M P being still not arrested in the murder of Bharatha Lakshman is not acceptable under any circumstance.

The investigation initiated by the Govt. is obscure and they have no faith in it. Besides the stories woven by the Govt. are all contradictory in this regard , they added. They were of the unanimous view that the Govt. is fully accountable for Bharahtha Lakshman’s murder. When the defense media spokesman Lakshman Hulugala says ,Duminda Silva is not a suspect in the murder , the police had stated until the end of the investigation that cannot be said. Hence there is open contradiction , the sisters and brother of Bharahtha had pointed out.

Even the stories regarding Duminda’s condition are misleading. Earlier , it was said he had only 80% chances of reviving . But now they say , he is taking solid foods.. In a few days , he might be abroad and walking .. In other countries , the condition of a patient is officially announced. This is the only country where this is not done in order to make bogus announcements, they added.

The conspiracy to murder Bharahtha is not something that was plotted some days ago. It was a long time plan. The SLFP leaders have now forgotten the cold blooded murder of Bharatha , and are now obsessed with shielding and saving his murderers and doing a white wash. Bharatha was representing the progressive faction within the SLFP and he was a ‘big headache’ to those who were of the corrupt and sordid culture.
The seniors of the SLFP are extremely sorry that they cannot help at this juncture as their wings have been clipped , the sisters and brother of Bharahtha noted. When answering questions , they said , it is of no use meeting the President over the Bharatha murder. They alleged that the murder was a result of a conspiracy and the investigation is not being properly conducted.

If the Govt. does not hold a proper investigation, they would seek international assistance , the sisters and brother of Bharatha asserted.

(Lanka-e-News -18.Oct.2011, 11.55P.M.) Liyanage Saman Shantha Perera , the driver of Late Bharatha Lakshman , had made it abundantly clear in his statement that Duminda Silva came along with about 100 others in 20 vehicles , and as he alighted from the vehicle he slapped Bharatha Lakshman and shot him, according to reports.
In the quadruple murder at Mulleriyawa , Liyanage Saman Shanntha Perera is the most important witness , and he has been warned by the CID that he is a target for murder , while it is also revealed that the regime chief and the fear cum guilt stricken younger brother Gothaya are only concerned about protecting the killers in these ghastly murders.

The CID officers have also stated that these threats to life are there also to the suspects, Sherman Shrimantha Kekulawala, Merl Frank Wijesinghe and Gayan Shrashinga Amaradeva .

Meanwhile there are reports that the fear cum guilt stricken Gota had pressurized the CID Director SSP Mahesh Perera not to include the name of prime suspect Duminda Silva in the B report that is being forwarded to the courts.

The fear cum guilt ridden Gota had instructed to somehow exclude Duminda Silva in the B report wherein it is mentioned that the driver of Bharatha at the post mortem examination had revealed Duminda’s direct involvement .Gota had intimidated that if his instructions are not complied with , he will not hesitate to give transfers to all the CID officers .

In any event the IGP had told the CID officers that the whole world is watching over this Bahratha Lakshman quadruple murder investigation , and therefore to conduct a fair and accurate investigation, and bring the culprits before the law.
But by now , a number of doubts have proliferated in regard to the investigation as to its fairness and accuracy. Based on information elicited from a suspect , 16 firearms including 6 revolvers, 6 pistols , 2 T56 weapons were taken into custody . But only 15 of them had been forwarded to the Govt. analyst for examination. What happened to the remaining firearm?. Who had used this firearm? are major issues.

Despite such clear and cogent evidence against Duminda Silva, and while the regime chief and his fear cum guilt stricken brother Gorakaya are conducting themselves in this unscrupulous manner , the national defense media spokesman Hulugala popped out from a gunny sack to tell the foreign media that Duminda Silva is not a suspect.

The CID officers of the lower rungs are wondering , how far the IGP Ilangakoon can go keeping his spine erect on this investigation when he has such tremendous odds to surmount as the regime chief and the fear cum guilt stricken brother are moving heaven and earth to deceptively and deplorably change the course of investigation using all the powers and resources at their disposal . If any blind , deaf or dumb person can understand how important it is to strengthen those who are conducting the investigation and support them to hold a fair and free inquiry combating these evil forces militating against it however powerful they are, why aren’t the opposition party Morons and Mongols able to understand this necessity ? the CID officers question.

(Lanka-e-News -16.Oct.2011, 5.30P.M.) A media conference organized by the SL Embassy in France for Dr. G L Peiris, the SL foreign Minister last Wednesday who is currently on a tour of that country had to be cancelled because the media personnel of the country had rejected it, according to reports reaching Lanka e news. Although 12 media Institutions and media personnel were invited to participate in the SL foreign Minister’s media conference , only one media personnel arrived . Consequently , the conference had to be called of.

On his tour , Dr. Peiris had met the foreign Minister Allen Jupe and the French President’s advisor on foreign affairs . Dr. Peiris returned to the Island last Friday.

(Lanka-e-News -18.Oct.2011, 6.30P.M.) Two of Sri Lanka's Internet Service Providers – Dialog and Telecom – have illegally blocked Lanka E News to their customers.

The chairman of the Telecommunication Reclamation Commission,(TRC) Anusha Palapita, stated that he has not given such orders to any internet service providers that he was unaware of this incident.

For further clarification we tried to contact the CEO of Dialog, Dr. Hansa Wijesuriya, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

We condemn the illegality of these companies which violate the peoples' right to access truthful information. We also ask those who stand up for media freedom to stand against this illegal act.

Over the past week the president has spoken against web-media during two occasions. At one occasion he said that these “insults” are written by journalists who live in Sri Lanka and then uploaded from America and that it is a conspiracy.

The Dialog company is the main service provider for the defence ministry and Telecom is a semi-government company. The chairman of Telecom is a brother of one of the government ministers'.
The Editor -LeN

‘Lucky aiya’ the good Samaritan and beloved of downtrodden cremated : huge crowds at funeral

(Lanka-e-News -13.Oct.2011, 6.00P.M.) Milling crowds attended the funeral of Late Bharatha Lakshman who was cremated yesterday evening at Umagiliya playground . The crowds were so huge that the even the large playground was not enough to keep them within. Many of the mourners had to stand out. Gota’s maneuvers to curb the crowds attending the funeral were unavailing. People attended the funeral sans differences. These crowds were an index that there is a phenomenal silent resentment against this corrupt , despotic and lawless administration ,and where the country is headed for.

Residents of Kolonnawa , Muleriyawa and Kotikawatta specially came in flocks for the funeral .

It was specially noteworthy that the President , the chief of the regime ,Chamal Rajapakse or Gotabaya did not attend the funeral. Only Basil Rajapakse was present. The President who claims that Bahratha had always stood by him in triumphs and trials throughout his political career had no qualms about attending the funeral of Rupa Karunatileke without attending Bharatha’s. The president’s absence notwithstanding , streets and lanes were awash with the banners and cutouts of Late Baharatha , according to our reporters. Banners with the slogan ‘Kolonnawa silenced- our gratitude to Bharahtha Lakshman and Rupasinghe ancestry’ were ubiquitous.

The security deployed for the funeral had reported to Gota ‘Sir, the place is inundated with
uncontrollable crowds . If we try to stop them , there can be serious consequences’. Meanwhile , Gota has also detailed a group of special intelligence unit officers for the funeral. The instructions given to them was to report to Gota of what the Ministers and MPs are speaking. Moreover , a group with Handcam cameras were also deployed to videotape the conduct of the Ministers.

The Prime Minister , Ven. Maduluwewa Sobitha Thero, Maithripala Sirisena , Susil Premajayantha, Fowzi , SLFP leaders and party Organizers delivered funeral orations. What was most significant to note in their speeches was they all blamed the present lawlessness in the country and underscored the lessons to be learnt from this tragedy .

The widow of Baratha and daughter too made speeches. The daughter asked the crowds , what is that all of you can do on behalf of Lucky aiya who had always championed your cause ?. They replied in unison ‘ we shall rise on his behalf ’. ‘The decision is in your hands’ she concluded.

At about 7.00 p .m the funeral proceedings concluded and the beloved of the poor and the downtrodden, Lucky aiya’s final journey ended.

Hereunder are the details …

Just two days prior to the assassination of Late Bharatha Lakshman , on the 5th of October when he addressed the last rally , he said, “ My heart is deeply grieving. If there is no CID , at least someone here , please tape this and ,go and show it. Gotabaya is a respectable person in this country. But this ‘yakka’ and the organizers took him throughout today and went for the kudu (heroin) dealers’ rallies. This is what is hurting me.. They roamed Ambatale where extortion money was demanded from Mudalalis over the phone. They intimidated and threatened people to part with their monies. They went to Kolonnawa ‘ Singapore’ area and Meetotamulla . We cannot allow this type of activities to rage in the areas which we have nursed and developed. This is not a question confined to electorate. We must begin our campaign after the 9th to rescue the people from these scoundrels. If we do not engage in this campaign , I cannot predict in which disastrous direction the country will be headed. I do not wish to elaborate further on this. I hope what I say will also reach the ears of the country’s leaders.”

It is impossible for anyone to claim that the speech of Bharatha full of warnings and portents in the interests of the people and the country did not reach the ears of the Rajapakses. On the 8th he was murdered before he could start his campaign on the 9th.. This cold blooded murder was committed by Duminda Silva , according to an eye witness who gave evidence.

Here are the reasons which allegedly prompted Gotabaya Rajapakse to permit Duminda to commit this ghastly ruthless murder :

8th was the election day. The first complaint to the special complaints center of the Elections Commissioner office was received at about 10.30 a .m. that Duminda Silva with about 100 others are obstructing the voters in the district of Sedawatte , Weheragoda Siddhartha Vidyalaya from casting their votes. Unlike previously , the police had new methods to immediately take counter action after determining the complaint received. Accordingly , these complaints under COL 9 received at 10.30 a.m. were reported to the DIGs of the Central , Southern and northern ranges by the Elections Commissioner. But these actions had no effect . Copies of the COL 9 complaint is published herein.

The second complaint received by the office too were against Duminda Silva. In that complaint it was clearly requested to provide special extra police security. The Elections commissioner had forwarded this special request to the DIGs concerned at about 12.40 p. m. The second complaint under COL 14 is also published herein.

Bharatha Lakshman was murdered by Duminda Silva at about 3.30 p.m. Hence , if the police really wished to take preventive action they had three long hours . Yet the police took no action at all. Similar polling incidents were reported in Kurunegala and Matale too . But there , the police chiefs took immediate action following the Elections Commissioner’s office complaints. Hence , is it wrong if one assumes that the police chiefs in Colombo took no action on the complaints following the defense Secretary Gota’s instructions not to obstruct Duminda ?. For ,after all Gota is the all powerful defense Secretary fully responsible for the citizen’s security. If all the three Police chiefs neglected their onerous duties not because of Gota’s instructions , then what caused them to act this way ignoring the dire situation whereby a senior politician was made to lose his life eventually ?

The most significant and perturbing fact in this episode is the police not detailing any security to this place where the voters were obstructed ,and the police accepting this failure. The police had confirmed this by the letter dated 12th sent to the daily ‘Lakbima’ newspaper of the 10th denying the story published therein that , when Bharatha was shot at and fell , the police officers stood idle and watched without helping to take the victim to the Hospital. The police in its letter had contradicted the Lakbima story on the ground that no police officer was on duty at the scene of the incident or even in its proximity. In other words , the police had been fully aware well ahead from morning 10.30 a.m. of Duminda Silva’s murderous and intimidatory actions , and therefore avoided deployment of security in those areas. This truth has been testified to by the police itself in so many words. The Lakbima article is appended .
Gota’s implication in this gruesome murder is borne testimony to by the contents of the article in the Lakbima newspaper of the 10th. Gota who summoned Solangaarachchi after the killing of Bharatha , had made it very clear to him that it was Duminda who assisted him immensely when demolishing the houses and shops in Colombo. When I ask Duminda to fetch a crowd of 500 , he brings along 5000 to accomplish my (destructive) tasks. So , is anything wrong in my visiting him, (the murderer) in Hospital ?, Gota has asked Solangaarachi .

Then Gota , a most responsible Govt. servant has when demolishing houses and shops , used goons and murderers and the political powers , instead of following the legal processes. He has himself admitted this. It is Gota’s duty to reveal all other illegal activities for which he used Duminda. Moreover , Gota’s attitude is , when he goes to Hospital to protect a murderer , he deems he is doing an act of great merit like taking a King coconut to a patient in Hospital having fever. Obviously when such an individual who cannot identify merits from demerits is the chief of the national security, ruthlessness and murders have to be the order of the day .

Based on the evidence presented to the Courts , Duminda Silva who first shot Bharatha in broad daylight and in public should be placed under arrest immediately. Why is this prime suspect not arrested even after an eye witness has given evidence testifying to it? What is the secret behind this dereliction of duty and monumental failure in law enforcement ? If Duminda is taking treatment in Hospital he ought to be treated as an accused under arrest. Are we wrong in our assumption that Gota is also having a hand in this Bharatha’s murder going by the inordinate efforts he is making to shield and save Duminda in this murder in the face of such glaring evidence and proofs that Duminda killed Bharatha?

In the circumstances , not only Duminda , even Gota should be taken in as an accomplice in this murder , and the laws should be duly implemented against all those suspects. In the least , Gota must resign on his own if he has any sense of shame like in other countries ,for he is an affront to that lofty position he is holding after all these disclosures and evidence mounted against him . Otherwise , he must be removed from his position with immediate effect until the case is over, for he can be a threat to a fair and free investigation when he continues in the post which controls the defense affairs in the country .

It is unsurprising if people are compelled to take the law into their hands when the President and the defense Secretary cannot emerge clean in respect of these incriminations. (See Below) By Special Reporter

(Lanka-e-News -16.Oct.2011, 5.30P.M.) A media conference organized by the SL Embassy in France for Dr. G L Peiris, the SL foreign Minister last Wednesday who is currently on a tour of that country had to be cancelled because the media personnel of the country had rejected it, according to reports reaching Lanka e news. Although 12 media Institutions and media personnel were invited to participate in the SL foreign Minister’s media conference , only one media personnel arrived . Consequently , the conference had to be called of.

On his tour , Dr. Peiris had met the foreign Minister Allen Jupe and the French President’s advisor on foreign affairs . Dr. Peiris returned to the Island last Friday.

(Lanka-e-News -16.Oct.2011, 11.55P.M.) President Mahinda Rajapakse performed a saffron robe handing over pooja at the Anuradhapura Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi invoking blessings for the speedy recovery of kudu Duminda Silva who murdered Bharatha Lakshman and is now undergoing treatment at the Jayawardena Hospital. He has also allegedly implored the deity to solve Duminda’s criminal problems.

The President who attended a function at Anuradhapura Madya Vidyalaya for distribution of prizes did not earlier have in his agenda a visit to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi , and this change of program was suddenly decided, reports say.

The President’s media unit says, he worshipped the Sri Maha Bodhi only.

Meanwhile the President has phoned the Doctors treating kudu Duminda and urged them to somehow help Duminda to recover and regain consciousness. Though the life support machine was supposed to have been removed yesterday , it is once again installed periodically today. The Hospital sources said , his condition improved yesterday , but again he is experiencing difficulties today from time to time.

Interestingly , nobody has come forward to perform a bodhi pooja on behalf of kudu Duminda the Bharatha Lakshman murderer , who polled nearly a lakh of votes at the 2010 elections . Following the shootout on the 8th , when Bharatha Lakshman was taken to Colombo General Hospital , kudu Duminda was admitted to the Jayawardenapura Hospital. Gotabaya Rajapakse by staying in the Hospital for over three hours at the Hospital until the operation on Kudu Duminda was completed proved to everyone the mysterious love he has for Duminda , his kudu involvements and crime of murder he committed notwithstanding.

Meanwhile President Rajapakse who visited the funeral house of Late Bharatha Lakshman had following a tiff with the mourners , left the funeral house in a huff after asking ‘ did I murder?’ even without paying his last respects to the remains. Gota of course did not even care to pay his last respects to the victim or attend the funeral . In the least he had not even sent a message of condolence to the bereaved family of Bharahtha Lakshman , but took special pains to show concern for the murderer kudu Duminda who was critical .

It is not only intriguing but shocking that though kudu Duminda , Gota’s pet was hospitalized is an M P , not a single MP of the Govt. or opposition , had gone to see him in Hospital . Not even a member of the provincial Council had paid a visit.

These photographs are of the Govt. media unit.

(Lanka-e-News -17.Oct.2011, 11.00P.M.) The UPFA Mayors, Chairmen and members of the local bodies who were elected at the recent elections took oaths before the President at the Temple Trees . In regard to the accusations made against President Rajapakse by the ‘Sri Lanka Premi’ Ministers and MPs of the UPFA , following the killing of Bharatha Lakshman by Duminda Silva who crossed over from the UNP ,that the President is unduly favoring the UNPers who crossed over to the SLFP , the President explained as follows “

‘When we are a party we cannot be extremists. When somebody joins the party , they are all part of the party. If somebody joins the SLFP today he is still a member of the party. There is nothing called he joined today and another joined tomorrow. We get work done from them. Whether they joined from the north, east or South , they must carry out the responsibilities of the Govt. duly. But after getting work done, emerging victorious with a two third majority, or else until power is won ,until the mouth feels the taste of blood, speaking for hours until the throat bleeds , and after we are installed in this position , I for one am not prepared to discard them like trash.. That must be remembered. That is not my policy.’ President emphasized.

Meanwhile , the sister of Late Bharatha Lakshman said , she has no faith in the present investigations which are being conducted pertaining to the assassination of her brother. ‘Last February , family members had made a written request to the President that in view of the grave threats posed by Duminda Silva and his murderous gang to Bharatha Lakshman ,to beef up the present security personnel strength of Bharatha from two to six. What the President did was , instead he augmented Duminda Silva’s security detail , giving him 14 security personnel’. Baharatha’s sister related this when answering an inquiry made by the BBC.

This is what the President declared in this regard at today’s ceremony…

Those who take responsibilities and perform their tasks are only called leaders. There is a saying ‘ what you do , do well. If you cant , just get lost.’ So if you are working , work properly or else just perish . I can talk with responsibility on what I am doing. If security for their lives is requested from me , whether he is an M P or an individual , it is my responsibility to provide security . Whether he must be assigned 50, 12, 14 or 3 is to be decided by me. Isn’t that the power vested in a President by the people? Nobody has a right to question on that. How I gave security to one who is not an M P or how ,to some I have provided STF security protection. That is entirely my responsibility. It is my duty to safeguard every body’s life in this country. That is why I am taking measures to completely wipe out the underworld groups.

From this announcement of the President he has made clear what his responsibilities are in connection with Bharatha Lakshman ‘s murder. It is he who has denied security to Bahratha and beefed up kudu Duminda’s security detail. Not even an intelligence report has been followed. He says none can question him on that ,an attitude which is consistent with that of a despotic dictator.

If the President says he is taking measures to stamp out the underworld groups , then the President is under a duty to give an explanation as to why the Director of the police anti narcotics Bureau, J P U Jayasinghe and his team were transferred who reported that Duminda Silva’s Prado vehicle No. K N 7046 came to collect the ‘kudu’ (heroin) that was transported to Chilaw , last June.

(Lanka-e-News -13.Oct.2011, 6.00P.M.) According to Liyanage Saman Shantha Perera ,the driver of Bharatha Lakshman in his statement to the CID, Duminda Silva had arrived with about 100 others in 20 vehicles, and after alighting from his vehicle had slapped Bharatha Lakshman first , and then shot Bharatha with the pistol that was in his hand.. He had also yelled out ‘shoot him, shoot him’ .

These details were revealed in court yesterday (12) by the CID when the case was taken for trial before the Colombo Additional Magistrate Ms. Praharsha Ranasinghe in connection with the murder at Mulleriyawa where four persons have so far died.

The court was told that the investigations were begun by the CID on the 08th under the chief of the special police unit, Chief Inspector Merryl Ranjan Lamahewa following instructions given by the IGP.

When Duminda Silva ordered ‘shoot him , shoot him’ a police constable (51905), Vithanalage Anura Thushara of the Duminda’s security detail attached to the Mirihana police shot Bharatha Lakshman with a T56 weapon, according to the disclosures made to the Court. The cop has been arrested on the 10th , Lamahewa told court.

Lamahewa informed court that in the statement of Bharatha’s driver Saman to the police it is mentioned that this cop shot Bharatha.
In the statement recorded of the Driver Saman , it is mentioned that those who came with Bharatha also had weapons in their possession. Three witnesses have given evidence ; and in the evidence of witness Srimantha Kekulawala, he had stated that the cop Anura Thushara De Mel came close to Baratha and shot him.

Merl Frank Wijesinghe and Gayan Shashiranga Amaradeva’s statements have also been recorded.

They identification parade is to be held on the 18th . The suspects were remanded until that day.

(Lanka-e-News -11.Oct.2011, 11.45 P.M.) The CID arrested five underworld elements this morning as suspects in connection with the assassination of Bharatha Lakshman, according to reports. They are members of various underworld groups , and are supposedly connected with the heroin business of Duminda Silva.

Rigorous interrogations are proceeding .

(Lanka-e-News -13.Oct.2011, 6.00P.M.) ‘I express my deepest sympathies to the grief stricken families in the tragic death of Bharatha lakshman Premachandra. The brutal murderers are all from the defense Ministry. In that case , who are those accountable for these murders? Jayawewa for the present sorry state of politics and sorrowful political culture’. These comments were made by former Army Commander Gen. Fonseka when he was at the courts in connection with his white flag case trial.

The oral submissions of the defense began today. The senior lawyer for the defense , Nalin Ladduwahetty told court when commencing his submissions that charges cannot be filed under the emergency regulations and the criminal procedure code against Sarath Fonseka , rather , it is very clear they should be filed against the Sunday Leader newspaper which published this incident.

Ladduwahetty pointed out , not only in Sri Lanka , but even in India and in England , it is the newspaper which publishes such an incident that is in the fault . The owners of the Newspaper and others were present at the interview , but they had not been summoned as witnesses , he pinpointed.

The submissions of the defense continues tomorrow (13)

(Lanka-e-News -10.OCT.2011, 11.00p.m.) The CID officers who are conducting investigations into the Bharatha Lakshman killing state that they are being subject to undue pressures by the Defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse. An individual who was in the murder gang of Duminda Silva at the time the killings were done had been taken into custody by the CID following a tip off. This individual had in his possession, two T 56 weapons and 16 others . On the first occasion itself when this murder gangster was arrested , Gotabaya had compelled the CID to record his statement and release him.

Maxi Procter , the police spokesperson said, the CID has so far recorded 37 statements , and on a search conducted on one individual who was taken into custody , they discovered 12 pistols, 2 revolvers, and two T56 weapons.

Based on the investigations conducted by the CID so far, three Prado vehicles have arrived with Duminda Silva on that occasion and there had been seven T56 weapons and 4 pistols . There was only one defense Ministry division security officer with Duminda , while all others had been underworld gangsters, according to information elicited. These underworld murder gangsters would have gone into hiding ‘publicly’ by now. According to what the driver of Bharatha Lakshman stated to the media , when Bharatha Lakshman was being shot , a group of police officers were watching this , but they did not even lend a hand when Bharatha was being taken to Hospital. No statement had been recorded from them yet.

According to sources within the CID transmitting information to the Lanka e news, in spite of the illegal pressures of Gota brought to bear on the CID officers who are investigating, most CID officers have decided to ignore them . Even when Duminda Silva’s vehicle and a kudu dealer of his were taken into custody at Chilaw recently by the anti narcotics division , owing to Gota’s pressures , they could not go ahead with the investigations. When the daily newspapers published these obnoxious actions, a stooge of Gota in the CID , Anura Silva was enlisted to inquire into who and why the article was published. On this occasion too Gota has tried to use Anura Silva to achieve his sordid goals , inside sources of the CID reveal.

Meanwhile , Sumana Premachandra the widow of Late Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra had made a request to the Colombo acting Magistrate, Ms. Lanka Jayaratne to grant permission to cremate the body of her husband. Ms. Lanka Jayaratne had agreed to grant permission

(Lanka-e-News -11.Oct.2011, 11.45 P.M.) The Minister of health Maithripala Sirisena had dissolved the Sri Jayawardena Hospital Board of Directors with immediate effect allegedly on grounds of inefficiency. Dumminda Silva , the prime suspect in the murder of Bharatha Lakshman is being treated at the Jayawardena Hospital. Until the time of dissolution there had not surfaced any such issues of inefficiency against the Board. A new Board is to be appointed next week.

Meanwhile the CID had told the Director of the Jayawardena Hospital , Gamage yesterday not to reveal anything to the media.

A Doctor attached to the Jayawardena Hospital who did not wish to mention his name speaking to Lanka e news , said, the Duminda Silva episode has nothing to do with this dissolution of the Board , and the Minister was waiting for an opportune moment to change the Board since there was a lot of corruption and frauds plaguing the place. The Minister only took advantage of the present crisis to achieve his long awaited aim.

There are however rumors afloat that the dissolution of the Board stemmed from the removal of the machine that was connected to Dumminda Silva. Since the trade unions had expressed bitter resentment against the deployment of about 250 gangsters and supporters of Dumminda Silva in and around the Hospital , all of them had been withdrawn from the Hospital premises. Now , the security is provided by Army soldiers.

After the admission of Duminda Silva to the Hospital , Gotabaya had taken special pains to provide army security to the Hospital , to his family as well as his relatives.

Based on information from internal sources of Duminda Silva’s family , they are trying to make arrangements to take Duminda to Singapore for further treatment.

(Lanka-e-News -09.Oct.2011, 11.55P.M.) Because murderer Duminda Silva who is the prime suspect in the murder of Presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman and two others are warded at the Jayawardenapura Hospital , all visitors to the Hospital , the patients and the staff of the Hospital are driven into grave inconvenience and harassment owing to the heavy security blanket provided to this suspect . From Thalapathpitiya junction to Jaywardena Hospital , the roads are abounding with Duminda’s thugs and inordinately large number of security personnel . Even a vehicle conveying a patient to the Hospital is impeded .

The defense Secretary Gotabaya had visited the Hospital yesterday night to see Duminda Silva and stayed for about three hours. After he left ,these thugs and the security personnel have started a search operation on all at the Hospital.

Even when the war was raging , during the time President Chandrika was hospitalized following the bomb attack or when Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was admitted to Hospital consequent upon a bomb attack by a suicide bomber , this amount of rigorous searching of vehicles parked and entering was not conducted nor were the people harassed by such embarrassing frisking .

Gota while talking to the Doctors in the Hospital had spoken with highly charged emotion. He had told the Doctors that Dumminda had been working for him honestly. Interestingly , except Gota , no other seniors of the Govt. had visited the Hospital to see Gota’s ‘honestly’ working Duminda, reports say.

(Lanka-e-News -08.Oct.2011, 8.30P.M.)Dumminda Silva who sustained head injuries following the shoot out this evening was operated on at the Jayawardena Hospital, and by now the surgery had been completed. He is now warded in the ICU . The CTC scan had confirmed that he had received injuries to his head , as revealed to the media by the medical Authority of Jayawardenapura Hospital ,Dr. S A K Gamage .

Dr. Gamage denying rumors that two bullets are lodged inside Dumminda’s head said, there is only one bullet lodged inside , and attempting to remove it would be risky. For the moment the blood that was gushing into he head had been controlled and is now diverted out. However , his condition cannot be accurately stated until 48 hours have elapsed , Dr.Gamage added.

Bharatha Lakshman dies in shoot out : Dumminda’s security personnel have shot him – Dumminda also critical 2 more dead and 10 injured

(Lanka-e-News -08.Oct.2011, 6.45P.M. -2nd Edition 8.30P.M.) Bharatha Laskhman , the Presidential advisor and former M P died in a shooting incident. Two security personnel of his have also died in the shoot out.

The security personnel of Duminda Silva have been responsible for the shooting and killing. Bharatha Lakshman had died on the way to the Jayawardenapura Hospital.

Consequent upon the shoot out between the two groups , 10 victims have been hospitalized. This tragedy had occurred at about 3.30 p m in the vicinity of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya , Angoda.

Dumminda Silva’s group had also been shot at by the Lakshman group , whereby Dumminda Silva had sustained serious injuries . He had been admitted to the Jayawardenapura Hospital and is in a critical condition. Hospital sources say , he had been shot in the head , and an operation had been performed on him. Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital medical Authority S A K Gamage told the media , the CTC scan done on him had revealed that his head has sustained serious injuries . Dumminda’s father had disclosed that Doctors had told him that there are only 20% hopes of Dumminda recovering .

Meanwhile a curfew has been clamped on the police division Mulleriyawa, The curfew will be on from 4.30 p m today until tomorrow morning 6.00. The supporters of Baharatha lakshman who were provoked following the death of Bharatha Lakshman have begun attacking the Mulleriyawa police with stones and set fire to two police vehicles, reports say. Though a curfew was imposed after the attack , the enraged public had set fire to an election office of Dumminda Silva defying the curfew .

Army and the STF had been deployed to provide security to the Mulleriyawa police division. A CID team had also arrived at the venue to conduct investigations.

Yesterday night two gun toting unidentified individuals who came in a motor cycle had shot and killed an individual at Wellampitiya . This murder has been the root cause of the subsequent shoot out. The victim of yesterday’s shooting was Jeewaka Shantha , a henchman of an underworld leader , Olcott , who was involved in the illegal activities of Duminda Silva. . The latter had suspected that this was done by Bharatha Lakshman’s group. When the two of them met , an altercation had erupted leading to these murders.
For a long time this dispute between Bharatha Lakshman and Duminda Silva had been raging . Among the true SLFP members there was deep disillusionment that the Rajapakses were turning a blind eye and deaf ear to the illegal activities of the UNPers who had crossed over .
During the period 1988-89 , Bharatha Lakshman had a narrow escape from death when an assassination attempt was made on him while he was engaged in the patriotic people’s campaign . The attempted assassin was Hemapala , a youth from Kottawa district. In the scuffle that followed the attempted assassin got killed.

It is worthy of note that there are immense evidence against Dumminda Silva to substantiate the allegations against him of involvement in kudu (heroin) business. There were also charges filed against him for committing rape on a girl. These charges were withdrawn mysteriously .

Bharatha Lakshman the deceased was engaged in race betting before entering politics. He abandoned his earlier occupation after entering politics. He entered politics along with Late Vijaya Kumaranatunge.

(Lanka-e-News -10.Oct.2011, 11.00p.m.) In the shootout on the election day where Bharatha Lakshman was killed by the security personnel of Dumminda Silva and several others were injured and hospitalized , one more victim who was critically injured had passed away. He died early morning today. The deceased is a resident of Ragama. The number of deaths including that of Bharatha Lakshman has .now risen to four.
Previously, on the day of the incident , those who died were , Jalaudeen Mohomed Hakeem (32) from Kolonnawa , IDH; Dhammitha Jayatileke ( 45) from Perakumba Mawatha , Kolonnawa and Bharatha Lakshman.

I am vested with the responsibility to indulge in civilized politics -Thilanga MP who faces threats to life in the present murder culture says

(Lanka-e-News -14.Oct.2011, 11.45P.M.) The UPFA Colombo district M P Thilanga Sumathipala told Lanka e news that following the murder of Bharatha Lakshman , his own fears for his life based on threats he is receiving for the nearly last one and half years has shot up.

Sumathipala expressed these grave fears when Lanka e news inquired from him regarding the exposures made in the media about the death threats to him.

He added that during the last one and half years owing to these threats he had been asking for adequate security from those responsible , but he had still not had a response.. He had made written requests to the Ex IGP and the present IGP over this dire issue , without avail. He has full knowledge of the threats he is receiving , and now he has reached a point where he has to safeguard himself , he noted.

Along with the assassination of Bharatha Lakshman, he has been vested with responsibilities to indulge in civilized politics even more than the Leftist political leadership in the Colombo City .He is accepting that responsibility , he added.

Thilanga Sumathipala who even before entering politics had proved his prowess in a number of fields , was promised by the President Rajapakse that he will be given a responsible position when he joined the UPFA. But that promise had not materialized yet. The main slogan in Thilanga Sumathipala’s election campaign was ‘ Thilanga who can do a thorough job of work’. But , so far he had not been given a position where he can demonstrate his abilities.. Moreover , whenever and wherever Sumathipala was not there , the President addressed him derogatorily as ‘ Bookie Sumi’ . Thilanga is an M.P , as well as a media Institution owner.

We may also die like dogs on the road at the hands of Gota’s murder gangs -Minister reveals conspiracy to kill Bharatha

(Lanka-e-News -10.OCT.2011, 11.00p.m.) A Minister of the SLFP who did not wish to reveal his name , but eager to expose the truth, speaking to Lanka e news this morning said, there had been a premeditated plan to murder Bharatha Lakshman , and for this brutal murder , Duminda Silva and defense Secretary are directly and fully responsible. Speaking further , he explained as follows :

There had been a love affair between Bharatha Lakshman’s daughter and Namal Rajapakse . Though the existence of a love affair between youngsters is natural , the Rajapakse family had been bitterly resentful over this. One day Shiranthee Rajapakse had on the phone upbraided Bharatha Lakshman at length in this regard . The primary reason which necessitated the Rajapakses to plan to get rid of Bharatha Lakshman was this affair.

The Rajapakses had then begun dismissing the leaders of the SLFP trade unions which were under the Chairmanship and leadership of Bharatha Lakshman with a view to clip the wings of the latter. The worst part of this maneuver was the chasing away of the supporters of Baratha Lakshman in the Ports trade union , a powerful arm of the SLFP trade unions. When Bharatha Lakshman had discussed with Mahinda Rajapakse on this , the latter had told him, the trade union Presidential advisor ‘ don’t come to teach law and politics to me’ while having the former Attorney General also with him.

Thereafter the Rajapakses have used Duminda Silva to collide with Bahratha Lakshman . The latter had been receiving a number of complaints daily from his supporters in the areas under his control about Dumminda Silva’s intimidations , threats and harassments directed towards them. Though Bharatha Lakshman had reported this grave situation to the Rajapakses , they had paid no heed . Despite Bharatha Lakshman lodging complaints with the CID against the kudu (heroin) peddlers and dealers of Dumminda Silva , they had been unavailing because of Gota’s intervention at the behest of Dumminda.

At the recent elections Gotabaya Rajapakse travelled openly with Duminda throughout Kolonnawa canvassing votes . Bharatha Lakshman who was thoroughly disappointed over this , had at his rallies openly stated , ‘at places nearby where Gotabaya visited along with Dumminda , he was welcomed by ‘kudu dealers’, and some other nearby places he was garlanded by ‘kudu dealers’. The defense Secretary ought to be ashamed that he was being garlanded by kudu dealers , Bharatha Lakshman announced on platforms at his rallies. He added , if you want to cast your vote against kudu dealers , then vote for Solangarachchi . As urged by Bharatha Lakshman so the people voted for Solangaarachi of the SLFP who polled a massive number of 42322 votes whereas the ‘kudu dealer’ candidate promoted by Gota and Duminda polled only 5811 votes. The Minister who was relating this episode to us asked ‘doesn’t this alone demonstrate the people’s abhorrence to ‘kudu’ and those promoting it ?’

Owing to these developments , there had been a plan to torch Solangaarachi’s house and kill Bharatha Lakshman on the elections day. When 11cans of petrol were being transported for this purpose by Duminda Silva and his marauding gang, their vehicle has collided with an ASP’s vehicle resulting in a change of plans. Later , the people have taken these petrol cans and set fire to the vehicle which transported them.

Prior to this episode , a cutout of Mahinda Rajapakse was shot at one night , by a group who had fled away. The Rajapakses suspecting that it was Bharatha Lakshman ‘s supporters who did this shooting had harbored an inveterate hatred towards Bharatha Lakshman.

In the circumstances , there has been a premeditated plot to kill Bharatha Lakshman , the Minister pointed out. “ Those responsible SLFP ers should come forward and put a stop to this . Otherwise , we too will have to face the same fate, and die on the road like dogs at the hands of the murderer gangs of Gotabaya”, the Minister told with grave concern.

(Lanka-e-News -09.Oct.2011, 11.55P.M.) Those of the legal profession insist that the murderers of the three persons which included Bharatha Lakshman, the Presidential advisor in regard to trade unions, shall be arrested while they are in the Hospital. Duminda Silva being the prime suspect should be placed under arrest while he is hospitalized, they point out.

As there are enough and more eye witnesses to this triple murder , it is questioned by the legal circles as to why these suspects are not arrested , adding that Duminda Silva being the main suspect he must be under arrest , his hospitalization notwithstanding. Besides , why is it so far no interrogation conducted in respect of the security personnel of Duminda who are suspects in this tragedy . The Lawyers who know the value of upholding the sacrosanct legal traditions and practices are shocked , and ask with dismay whether double standards are being applied in the enforcement of law in this country , one for those law breakers with Gota and those Rajapkse regime favorites , and another for the ordinary citizens.

Meanwhile large groups of people have been seen at various places in Kotikawatte, Mulleriyawa and Kolonnawa breaking coconuts imploring the deities to meet out the due punishment to Duminda Silva and his murderers , perhaps because they have lost faith in the (il)legal system of Rajapakses -Gotabaya and Mahinda .

Premier chased away by the mourners at funeral : ‘how you arrived so you depart’, they tell him

(Lanka-e-News -11.Oct.2011, 11.45 P.M.) The crowds at the funeral house of Late Bharatha Lakshman had demonstrated strong opposition when the Prime Minister D M Jayaratne had visited the funeral house to pay his last respects. When D M Jayaratne tried to console by saying ,not to fear and security is guaranteed , the crowds had chanted in unison ‘it is no use providing security after killing our Lucky aiya. What is the purpose of security now. Like the way you came , it is best you depart. We can look after the needs hereafter ’, and chased him away. The Prime Minister who had never faced humiliation or been insulted this much in his life any day , felt thoroughly ashamed and disappointed, it is learnt