LESSONS LEARNED-PRESIDENTIAL PARDON FOR SARATH FONSEKA WAS A MISTAKE
Posted on February 5th, 2019
By M D P DISSANAYAKE
President Sirisena gave full pardon to former convicted criminal Sarath Fonseka simultaneously restoring, redecorating, recycling all his privileges, colours etc. Subsequently he was awarded the prestigious Award of Field Marshal .
Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse made strong recommendations to President Mahinda Rajapakse to appoint Sarath Fonseka for the role of Army Commander, by-passing several other Senior High Ranked Officials.
Has Sarath Fonseka learnt any lessons and was he grateful to those who helped him when he was in difficulty? Or President Sirisena and Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse are having second thoughts of their past actions?
Instead of releasing Sarath Fonseka, the President could have released some other ordinary citizen in prison, in such situations the President Sirisena may not have to face derogatory remarks and insults from the Field Marshal SF today. We cannot read the mind-set of an individual. As Peter Falk said in Columbo, YOU CAN’T GET A SEARCH WARRANT FOR WHAT IS INSIDE YOUR MIND”. If Galaboda Aththe Buddhist monk had been released, it would not take 24 hours for him turn back and display his anger, use abusive language and create chaos in the country. Whilst hundreds of ordinary citizens are daily arrested and prisoned for committing crimes, it is seldom key figures such as Sarath Fonseka, Duminda Silva, Buddharakkitha, Galaboda Aththe are caught and punished. With the lessons learned, such persons should remain behind bars, thus providing peace and harmony for the civil society.
February 5th, 2019 at 7:24 am
Fonseka should never have been made the Field Marshall. It was done to spite President Mahinda Rajapakse, same as the swearing in of Ranil W as the Prime Minister. Both were wrong decision. It took four years for President Sirisena to realise that. What to do, that is bad Karma and we all have to go through it.
The worst thing the stupid Prime Minisqter Ranil doin now is signing contracts without consulting the Parliament. He has signed a contract to give 2000 acres of land from Trincomalee to USA Navy to create a holiday centre for the Soldiers of the US Fleed in the Indian Ocean. He may also probably enter into a trade agreement with EU. How to stop all this ?
February 5th, 2019 at 12:17 pm
Its very unfortunate thing that HAPPNED IN 2015!!!!
WHATS THAT?????
SIRISENA THE BIGGEST TRAITOR OF THE TIME,”AFTER HAVING DINNER-AAPPA,WITH HIS BOSS,Hon. MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA(WHO HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHATS HAPPENING)THE NIGHT BEFORE HANDING OVER NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDANCY,”THIS TRAITOR,SECRETLY JOINED WITH BATALANDA MASS MURDERER,RANIL W(WHO KNEW THAT HE CANNOT WIN AN ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDANCY),FOLLOWING DAY,HE TOO SUBMITTED NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDANCY!!!
WHAT AN UNFORTUNATE!IRRADICAL!!ILLETERATE!!!LOW NATURED ACT(WHO DISPLAYED HIS QUALITY,HAD BEEN A “GRAMA SEVAKA”?????????????????????????????????????????
How ever,Mr.Dissanayake,”GALABODA ATHTHE GNASARA THERO TOO SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED PARDON THE THE INDEPENDENA DAY<"AS A RESPECT FOR THE ROBES HE HAS BEEN WEARING"!!!
Pl,read my comments below too:,
From the time this Government headed by CHRISTIAN PM, came into power,THEY HAVE BEEN INSULTING AND HARASSING THE SINHALA BUSSHISTS & PRIESTS.EVEN THE RT,HON, MALCOM RANJITH PIYATHUMA OPENLY SAID THAT SRI LANKA IS A “BUDDHIST COUNTRY” AND THE DUE PLACE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THAT!!!
“BUT WHATS HAPPENING???”
Every day we hear some harassment to a Buddhist or a Priest.This THERO MADE A REMARK POINTING AT THE JUDUCIARY FOR SOME FRUSTATION DEVELOPED BY HIM OWING TO SOME HARRASMENT.
SO ITS THE DUTY OF THE JUDICIORY TO FIND THE REASON AND RESOLVE IT!!!!!
NOW RW’s WIFE,CHRISTIAN WOMAN TOO HAS OPENLY SAID TO THE PRESIDENT SIRISENA,NOT TO PARDON THE “THERO”!
SIRISENA_PRESIDENT! ACT IMMEDIATELY AND PARDON THE PRIEST IMMEDIATELY!!!
IF NOT THE”DHITTA! DHAMMA!! VEDANEEYA!!! KARMA WILL COME INTO ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"DHITTA! DHAMMA!! VEDANEEYA KARMAYA!!! YES D D V KARMAYA!!!
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February 5th, 2019 at 2:45 pm
Forget about the Galagodaatte Monk for a while. He is a trouble maker and created resistance between Muslims and Buddhists due to some NGO need. Most probably Norway funded, which helped the Regime Change project in 2015.
My3 should release the Army Intelligent officers from their unfair arrests and remand / jail term. They are true heroes and true sons of Mother Lanka.
February 5th, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Agree with Hiranthe. We hope MR is now in a position to bring pressure on MS pardon War Heroes on any of the 3 important occasions, Sinhala New Year, Wesak and Poson Poya days. MS badly need popularity and few extra votes. MR has successfully woken up MS from fast sleep over 4 years, average citizens are waiting for eleventh hour constructive actions from President MS. It is do or die for him!
February 7th, 2019 at 12:43 pm
I,deeply regret to mentions that:
No’:1) Galaboda Aththe Gnasara Thero IS NO CROOK,OR :
(2) Illeterate PRIEST!!
(3) STILL,NO PROPER EXPLAINATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED BY SO CALLED,INHUMAN,EXTRIMISTS,!!!>
(4) CAN ANY WELL MANNERED, RELIGIOUS MINDED or BUDDHIST CULTURED MINDED, INDEPENDENT SRILANKAN
EXPLAIN & DISCLOSE THE REASON FOR VEN,GNASARA THERO TO BE FOUND FAULT AND SENTENSED?
(5) IS THE SRI LANKAN JUDITIORY UNBIASSED MINDED,KIND MINDED,WELL MANNERED,WHO ABSTAIN FROM
CONSUMING LIQUOR?
(6) WHO PRACTICES & OBSERVE (WHO ARE BUDDHISTS) ATLEAST THE “GREAT FIVE PRECEIPTS OF BUDHISM”,
I THINK THERE IS NONE!!!
Therefore,RELEASING REV,GNASARA THERO IS NOT A CRIME!!!!!
BUT “NOT RELEASING WITH A PARDON ON EVE OF THE SRI LANKAN INDEPENDANCE DAY”” IS A GREAT CRIME”””
VERY SOON,THOSE WHO ADVISED GRAMA SEVAKA SIRISENA,”NOT TO RELEASE VEN GNASAARA THERO BUT HAS RELEASED MANY OTHER “””””CRIMINALS”””””
THIS ACT WILL RESULT IN BEFAULING:”DHITTA! DHAMMA!! VEDANEEYA KARMAYA”
ON ALL THOSE WHOSAID NOT TO RELEASE HIM!!!!!!!HAVING RELEASED MANY CRIMINALS!!!!!!