ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”Kotelawala, Bandaranayake guilty of crimes against humanityƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay should keep her hands off the internal affairs of Sri Lanka, the Golden Key Depositors Association charged, in a letter addressed to Ms Navy Pillay.

The Association regretted that she has poked her nose repeatedly into the internal affairs of Sri Lanka for the past two years, the letter stated, adding that depositors had been ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-victimized in the South Asian regionƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s highest valued, white-collar criminal fraud.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

The letter also said: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Before showing your concern over the impeachment of Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s former Chief Justice Dr Ms Shirani Bandaranayake you should have made an in-depth analysis of all relevant facts leading to the impeachment process of Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Parliament, but instead you have listened to one sided flimsy stories of few bankrupt power hungry politicians in Sri Lanka, Tamil Diaspora, certain Western power blocks and nonsensical NGOƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s who day-dream of destabilizing and dividing the Island.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We request the UNHRC to provide assistance to the 9000+ victims of human and fundamental rights violations in the Golden Key debacle and to take immediate action not against the Government of Sri Lanka, but against both Mrs Cecily Kotalawala and Dr Ms Shirani Bandaranayake for committing despicable crimes against humanity unprecedented in Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s history.

Over twenty GK depositors committed suicide and many others suffer from serious mental agony and stress related illnesses.

Thousands of GK depositors live without any hope for future; their families were cruelly subjected to poverty, hunger and misery without any avenues for their childrenƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s education and money for medical treatments,

because of the loss of their life long earnings and savings.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ The Association refuted the speculation that Sri Lanka is a failed state. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Our country is governed democratically and peacefully by the most popular government ever in the long history of our beautiful island,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ the letter added.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Sri Lanka is now headed by our national hero, His Excellency Mr. MahindaRajapaksa the President who united the country after eradicating the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most brutal Liberation Tamil Tiger Eelam Terrorist Organization (LTTE). The Tamil separatist war, lasting nearly 30 years, was funded by stooges of the so-called Western World. They wanted Sri Lanka divided and ruled by their lackeys,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ the members stated.

The full text of the letter is as follows: ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We are the members of the above named Golden Key DepositorsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Association. Some of the selected members our association are petitioners in the Fundamental Rights Case No. 191/2009 filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. They represent all 9000+ depositors who lost their monies in the horrendous scam of Golden Key Credit Card Co. Ltd in Colombo 10.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Our course of action in the Supreme Court was highlighted in the recent Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) proceedings of the impeachment of the former Chief Justice. Therefore, it is our bounden duty to protect our lawfully and democratically elected government of Sri Lanka from the baseless allegations levelled against it. All such allegations are based on speculations and misinformation, without provable facts, generated by Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s antagonists in the Western world, having a hidden agenda of their own.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Members of the Golden Key All DepositorsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Association are the victims of the South Asian regionƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s highest valued, white collar criminal fraud, masterminded by Chairman Lalith Kotalawala, his wife and his directors of the Ceylinco Group of Companies of Sri Lanka. Our fundamental rights case no. 191/2009 provided abundant evidence to prove charges against the former Chief Justice, Her Lordship Ms Shirani Bandaranayake, in the recent impeachment action against her. It was purely an internal matter to be solved in accordance with Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s constitutional provisions and Parliamentary traditions.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-The supreme power derived from the citizens at Parliamentary elections is given to their elected representatives in the Parliament. There is nothing wrong in the impeachment, because it finally re-established the independence of the judiciary, saving it from avile, corrupt Chief Justice. Annexed Doc marked as A1 relates to notice of the motion (dated 06.11.2012) of impeachment charges against the former CJ issued by the PSC and the document marked A2 is the telegram/fax dated 31.10.2012 from our association to His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka, extending our support to the governmentƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s righteous action of impeachment.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We are sorry to bring to your notice that for the past two years or more you have poked your nose again and again into the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. After all, Sri Lanka is not a failed state or a rouge nation. Our country is governed democratically and peacefully by the most popular government ever in the long history of our beautiful island. Sri Lanka is now headed by our national hero, His Excellency Mr. MahindaRajapaksa the President who united the country after eradicating the worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s most brutal Liberation Tamil Tiger Eelam Terrorist Organization (LTTE). The Tamil separatist war, lasting nearly 30 years, was funded by stooges of the so-called Western World. They wanted Sri Lanka divided and ruled by their lackeys.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Before showing your concern over the impeachment of Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s former Chief Justice Dr Ms Shirani Bandaranayake you should have made an in-depth analysis of all relevant facts leading to the impeachment process of Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Parliament, but instead you have listened to one sided flimsy stories of few bankrupt power hungry politicians in Sri Lanka, Tamil Diaspora, certain Western power blocks and Nonsensical NGOƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s who day-dream of destabilizing and dividing the island.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-If you carefully study the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka you would find that no one has violated the Human Rights of Dr. Ms. Shirani Bandaranayake, the former CJ. She is the cause of all her troubles. Sri Lanka Parliament has conducted the impeachment process well within the provisions of 1978 Constitution. If ever there has been HR violation it was perpetrated by none other than Dr. Ms. Bandaranayake. She has transgressed and trampled the human rights of over 9000+ deposit holders and their dependents of the Golden Key Credit Card Company Limited of Ceylinco Group based in Sri Lanka. She has wilfully and fraudulently denied justice to the GK depositors by derailing the fundamental rights petition case SC F/R/191/2009 filed by the said depositors in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka for recovering their deposit money from the biggest credit card white collar scam in the whole of South Asia. The desperate GK depositors have lost a total sum of SL Rupees 26.5 billion (US$ 265 million).

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Before usurping control over our FR case, the former CJ changed the bench of judges who had heard the case earlier and named herself as the head of the new bench to hear the case. After he takeover of the four year long FR case, the former CJ, as the presiding judge, manipulated the case in favour of defendant Lalith Kotalawala and his directors of the GK Company. She ignored the orders given by the previous CJ and judges who had heard the case earlier and blocked the plan to bring relief to GK depositors. Lalith Kotalawala, who has proved to be Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s biggest racketeer rewarded Dr. Ms. Bandaranayake for the favours she did him by transferring millions of Rupees to a mysterious many of number of bank accounts, for purchasing a super luxury apartment at a discount of Rupees 1.6 million from the Trillenium Residencies in Colombo 8.

This high-end condo is owned by one of the companies under the wing of Kotalawala and his Ceylinco Group. In this surreptitious purchase Dr. Ms. Bandaranayake and Kotalawala ignored the orders of previous CJ, Sarath N. de Silva, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”prohibiting transfer or sale of any assets which had been declared to Courts earlier by Kotalawala for settling payments to the depositors of Golden Key and other failed finance companies under him.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ the previous CJ also ordered that such assets should be sold, whenever necessary, at the highest value, as per directives of the Courts.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-In the annals of Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s judicial history there has never been such corrupt, morally depraved Chief Justice as Dr. Ms. ShiraniBandaranayake. As demanded by law, she has not even declared the colossal sum of money (both foreign and local currencies) in her bank accounts to the Judicial Service Commission, or the Inland Revenue Department.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-All the above facts were revealed before the PSC that investigated the former CJƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s shady dealings. She withheld giving evidence to disprove the charges levelled against her and on the second day she dramatically walked out of the PSC proceedings with her team of defence lawyers, casting a silly remark. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t have any trust in the PSC.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We as common citizens of Sri Lanka condemn such actions by the former CJ; it is a contemptuous behaviour and utterance against the sacred Constitution of our country by none other than the former head of the judiciary. Therefore, there is nothing wrong legally and ethically in impeaching and ousting the corrupt former CJ for the good of the country. Annexed, 27th January 2013, Sunday Island newspaper article marked as A3, Impeachment to Action by LAWASIA ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-….after considering the prevailing situation against CJ, the LAWASIA, the LawyersƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Association of the Asia Pacific region, in which The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is also a member, decided on Friday, 25th January 2013 not to take any steps….ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-As the Golden Key scam showed international ramifications we looked towards Great Britain, the mother of Parliamentary democracy and the Rule of Law. What did we find? ItƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s all Fundamental and Human Rights violations of 9000+ GK depositors by Great Britain super power. GB has provided a safe haven to one of the most wanted fugitives from South Asia. She is Mrs. Cecily Kotalawala, the ninth accused/respondent in our FR case before the Supreme Court. She is absconding fro the Supreme Court and all the other related Courts in Sri Lanka. The Interpol has issued an arrest warrant on her, with a Red Notice.

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Annexed herewith are the news items marked as A4 of Sunday Leader newspaper of 27/01/2013, which reports that she has been granted citizenship in the United Kingdom; Our AssociationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s petition to the British High Commissioner, marked as A5, dated 11/05/2012, requesting the extradition of Mrs. Cecili Kotalawala to Sri Lanka; The Sunday Island newspaper article of 27/01/2013 marked as A6, titled; ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-GK depositors pushed for CecilyƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s deportation from UK.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ IsnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t it a shameful act of UK for violating human and fundamental rights of Desperate Depositors? We request the UN to intervene in this regard for the sake of justice and fair play on your part towards the depositors of Sri Lanka. Are we to expect any good results at the forthcoming UNHR sessions in Geneva during the months February/March 2013? ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We request the UNHRC to provide assistance to the 9000+ victims of human and fundamental rights violations in the Golden Key debacle and to take immediate action not against the Government of Sri Lanka, but against both Mrs. Cecily Kotalawala and Dr. Ms. Shirani Bandaranayake for committing despicable crimes against humanity unprecedented in Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s history. Over twenty GK depositors committed suicide and many others suffer from serious mental agony and stress related illnesses.

Thousands of GK depositors live without any hope for future; their families were cruelly subjected to poverty, hunger and misery without any avenues for their childrenƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s education and money for medical treatments, because of the loss of their life long earnings and savings. ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-We appeal to the UNHR commissioner to withdraw the baseless allegations against Sri Lanka on HR violations and to consider granting assistance as a reward to Sri Lanka Government for eliminating the last vestiges of terrorism from our entire land. We also appeal for assistance for our Hon. PresidentƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Mahinda Chinthana PolicyƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ in developing the Socio Economic status of our fast developing land. With assistance of UNHR, other UN bodies and also our friendly countries we are certain that our nation will soon reach ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-developed nation statusƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ and become the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Miracle of AsiaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚. We remain, Respectfully yours, GKCC All DepositorsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Association