Posted on 28 March 2010. Tags: hasitha, kelaniya, mbc network
Police Chief Mahinda Balasuriya vehemently denied having reprimanded the DIG for Colombo H. M. B. Herath and the Slave Island OIC K. M. Perera for taking action and intervening in the attack on MTV/MBC last Monday (22).
The Sunday Leader has learned that political pressure on the Police Chief, compelled the IGP to censure the policemen who acted to stop the attack from escalating further. The Sunday Leader has reliably learnt that the IGP was pressured into acting in this manner following evidence (reproduced elsewhere on these pages) of UPFA members attached to the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha being involved in the attack.
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Posted on 20 March 2010. Tags: democracy and good governance, elusive peace, sarath fonseka
Imprisoned in a Naval apartment for over six weeks, the beleaguered
Retired General Sarath Fonseka says that he is being treated worse than a common criminal.
“I am incarcerated within these walls for daring to uphold democracy and good governance. The treatment afforded to me is shocking and a common criminal would perhaps be treated better. I am confident that I am the legitimately-elected president of Sri Lanka. Due to irregularities in the electoral system, the people of Sri Lanka have been robbed of the effects of a vibrant democracy. However, this is a temporary glitch.
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