RANJITH SOYSA 

Dear President and the Ministers.

The victimization of some of the members of the defence intelligence officers and senior members of the Army, the Navy and the Airforce is a bootless errand headed by the CID and other law enforcement agencies of the government. It is obvious that the scheme is pre-planned by some foreign governments who are pushed by the vote-bases of expatriate Tamil groups living in these countries, and the LTTE supporters in Sri Lanka.  The annual UNHCR sessions and the ritual of insistence of pay back from Sri Lanka for defeating the LTTE and its murderous leadership almost compel the government in power to be bamboozled with most palpable fabrications.

Additionally, there are rumours that the government has a soft corner for the expatriate Tamil groups who are politically motivated to weaken Sri Lankan state by marginalising the defence establishment Further, it said that some of the members who are elected representatives of the present government continue to be sympathetic to the terrorist group. the LTTE.

The Government which owes it allegiance to present Unitary Sri Lakan constitution should consider or reassess their focus or declare openly their choice in the handling of these sensitive issues as the country had to pay a big price in defeating the terrorist-separatist war which went on from 1987

In the case filed against Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne it was based on the B report filed by the CID without him being examined under the Navy Act, The CID classified the alleged offence as a personal matter! Add insult to injury it is said that the Admiral was due to be identified by  an ex LTTE cadre.as per the courts procedure.How can it be faiR? Luckily, the judge dismissed the identity parade as he found the LTTE cadre had signed a document in Sinhala whereas he was not conversant in Sinhala.

Similarly, a few senior Naval officers are targeted naturally by the ex LTTE cadres and supporters, and the Government’s legal arm should exercise more care in preparation of the legal actions, if any and consider appropriate procedural approach by following the systems under respective defence forces first without treating them as common criminals

It is our firm belief that the Government will hold good,

RANJITH SOYSA