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ප්රගීත් එක්නැලිගොඩ සහ කර්නල් නිහාල් දයාරත්න පැහැරගැනීමේ සිද්ධියට අදාළව අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ හිටපු අධ්යක්ෂ ශානි අබේසේකර අත්අඩංගුවට ගත යුතු බව මව්බිම වෙනුවෙන් රණවිරුවෝ සංවිධානයේ කැඳවුම්කරු නීතීඥ අජිත් ප්රසන්න ප්රකාශ කළා.
ඒ, ඊට අදාළව කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට අද පැමිණිල්ලක් සිදුකිරීමෙන් අනතුරුව මාධ්ය වෙත අදහස් දක්වමින්.
රංජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා සතුව තිබූ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් අදත් විවිධ පාර්ශ්ව අදහස් පළ කළා.
අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීම්වලදී ඉතා සුපරික්ෂාකාරීව දැඩිව නීතියට අනුව ක්රියාකරන්නැයි ජනපතිගේ දැනුම්දීම අනුව ජනපති ලේකම්වරයා විසින් වැඩබලන පොලිස්පතිට උපදෙස් ලබාදී තිබෙනවා.
මාර්තු පළමුවැනිදා සිට වතු කම්කරුවන්ගේ දෛනික අවම වැටුප රුපියල් 1000ක් දක්වා වැඩි කිරීමට ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතා තීරණය කර තිබෙනවා.
We have lost the narrative and we need to correct this and re-write the narrative. The soldiers defended the nation, got rid of terror and returned Sri Lanka to live in peace. The role of the diplomats in defending the nation has been lackluster. As a result, the world is unaware of what Sri Lanka went through and has come to accept the fictions promoted by LTTE propagandists and those on their payroll as well as those paid to destabilize Sri Lanka. The recent leaked voice-clips, allegations of corruptions have afforded a golden opportunity to set the story right. It places the President on a morally high ground in taking the very allegations by the international community & seeking closure to them by finally cornering the culprits and serving them justice.
Where do we start rewriting the narrative and who should be tasked to start writing the narrative:
Disappearance of media personalities: a set of names are oft circulated in the media –
Lasantha W, Ekneligoda etc
Whoever attacked, kidnapped, killed or made them disappear needs to be brought to book. The tape revelations by Major Ajit Prasanna are indeed startling and cannot be ignored.
But, in so doing President Gotabaya CANNOT ignore every OTHER media personnel who was killed or went missing too. Who killed Richard de Zoysa, Premakirthi de Alwis, Sagarica Gomes even former President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s husband Vijaya Kumaratunga also needs to be named and punished.
This should get nod of approval by international media, UN and diplomatic community for they have been crusaders of justice for media personnel attacked and this is a super opportunity for the present Govt who had been unfairly accused to set the story right by cornering the real culprits who have gotten away with their crime all these years.
Every person killed during 1980s/1990s ‘bheeshana’ period covering Batalanda Torture:
There are thousands of deaths no one knows who was responsible but their families deserve to know. What we all know was that the crimes were committed by either UNP or JVP but there are a handful of personalities who were directing and coordinating these vicious and inhuman acts on people through groups like PRAA, Black Cats, Yellow Cats etc:
Deaths of Daya Pathirana (student leader), Wijayadasa Liyanarachchi (lawyer), are just a handful of names who fell victim. Scores of people were tied to lampposts and killed. Torture chambers did inhuman acts and this period has never been properly investigated and culprits brought to book.
The West is still hounding NAZI’s and arresting those who are even in their 90s – therefore those that committed crimes or ordered such crimes must be held accountable whatever their age.
The UNHRC also is asking to release ‘independent commission’ reports this means the Batalanda Torture Commission Report, the Sansoni Commission report on 1983 July riots must all be released.
Armed forces/intel personnel/police involved in any PRIVATE act of action violating the military/police code of ethics
There are some personnel allegedly named to be involved in accepting ransoms/attacking and causing harm in connivance with numerous politicians to satisfy personal vendettas etc
If the State finds evidence against them for violating the State and the Military Code of ethics the military/police must take action against them and criminal charges must be filed against them.
A few sour grapes cannot be allowed to destroy the good name and reputation of the entire armed forces/police. Taking action against these unwanted personnel who have embarrassed and tarnished the armed forces/police will serve as a deterrent to others and positively show the international community that Sri Lanka has taken action to punish wrong doers.
Political victimization & interference and influencing judiciary by previous govt
It is commendable that the President has launched an investigation into the political victimization by numerous state entities opened and operated under the former PM targeting only Ministers of Rajapakse government. With the exposure of leaked tapes it has come to light that the judiciary and police have been heavily influenced by the previous government and many a person have been put into prison having influenced the judges.
The case of Mr. Lalith Weeratunga & Mr. Anusha Pelpita should be exposed publicly to show the low levels that the UNP has stooped to in completely destroying the good name of a civil servant.
The citizens of Sri Lanka must know the levels of corruptions that have been committed. This has nothing to do with hounding the previous government but everything to do with the injustice the previous government committed by unfairly influencing police and judiciary to arrest people and put them in prison. This is what needs to be exposed for the public to know
The judges & police breaking code of ethics of their employment for personal gains must be punished and debenched/sacked from service.
LTTE & roots of separatism: no ethnic/civil war but terrorism & terrorists linked to people trying to separate/divide Sri Lanka
Again we have failed in highlighting the true picture of how divide and rule policies of the colonial invaders created a minority thinking them to be superior to and demanding they rule over the majority while unfairly targeting the majority claiming them to be discriminating the minority. We had ample evidence to showcase how minorities got preferential treatment under colonial rule and how that in a democratic and independent sovereign framework could not continue and was reason for grievance though it had no basis. The statistics was enough to showcase what minorities enjoyed but it was never used. The demands of separatist Tamil political leaders sufficed to showcase unfair demands but that too was never internationally shown. The militancy and termination of lives was enough to showcase who were the victims and the perpetrators but that too was never projected to the world. The manner LTTE hijacked the separatist chant was also never linked and shown.
All these anomalies need to be now brought into the open and publicly shown not only as reminders to locals but to set the story straight amongst the international community.
The lies about July 1983 must also be exposed by showcasing who the real culprits were
(the background of all riots and the players involved & timeline of events)
5th Columnists – Media / NGOs / Civil Society
If the general public & the international community are not aware of the truth it is the fault of 2 main groups – the State and its apparatus and the other group that comprise media, local NGOs and so-called civil society.
The state silence is often as a result of political agenda where truth is often compromised for political deals while the 5th columnists are often silenced by power of foreign funding and other remunerations that come their way to either distort the truth, not publicize the truth or publicize something completely opposite to the truth.
It has always been left to the common sense and personal judgement of the public to weigh the stories and make their own conclusions but that is not doing justice to the victims.
From the 1980s Sri Lanka has been subject to tremendous external influences all of which have hampered the exposure of the covert/overt and other insidious plots and ploys at work.
The new President has before him a golden opportunity to put all these untruths, half-truths and lies to rest by addressing all areas that have been neglected and closing these chapters by exposing the individuals and groups who have been responsible for the injustices.
Spare no one in exposing the truth before closing this chapter for good.
In so doing the international community will be left with nothing much to hound the new Government and it will certainly put to rest issues that are unnecessarily tarnishing Sri Lanka’s good name.
Shenali D Waduge
UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).
CCD officers had arrived at the MP’s official residence in Madiwela, a short while ago, with an arrest warrant, Ada Derana reporter said.
He was subsequently taken into custody and taken away by in a police jeep by the officers.
MP Ramanayake is expected to be produced before the court in a short while after a statement is recorded from him.
The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court issued an arrest warrant against Mr Ramanayake, a few hours ago, based on a request made by the police.
Accordingly, the magistrate had ordered to arrest and produce the parliamentarian before the court.
Earlier today (14), the Attorney General directed the Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to obtain a warrant and arrest UNP MP Ramanayake.
He has also instructed the CCD to produce the parliamentarian before court for offences committed in terms of Article 111C (2) of the Constitution, for interference with the functions judges.
Several controversial audio recordings containing telephone conversations between former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and several influential figures in the country had come to light recently.
Phone conversations the MP purportedly had with certain judges as well as officials in the judicial service were among those recordings released thus far.
The ‘Sinhale’ organization has filed several complaints with the Judicial Service Commission, seeking a comprehensive investigation into the involvement of judicial authorities in this matter.
අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය වෙත රැගෙන ආ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක හෙට නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට නියමිත බව පොලිස් මාධ්ය අංශය සඳහන් කළා.
අධිකරණ විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක අද පස්වරුවේ කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්තා.
ඒ, මාදිවෙල මන්ත්රී නිවාස සංකීර්ණයේ පිහිටි ඔහුගේ නිවසේදියි.
අදාළ චෝදනාවට රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙස නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණය අද වරෙන්තුවක් නිකුත් කළා.
ඒ, රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයාගේ හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ විමර්ශනයන්ට අදාළව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 (ඇ) දෙක ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ කටයුතු කරන ලෙස නීතිපතිවරයා ලබාදුන් උපදෙස්වලට අනුවයි.
මෙකී වගන්තිය යටතේ පුද්ගලයෙකුට එරෙහිව නීතිමය පියවර ගත් පළමු අවස්ථාව ලෙස මෙය සැළකෙනවා
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක විසින් සිදුකර තිබූ දුරකථන සංවාද ඇතුළත් ආන්දෝලනාත්මක හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ විමර්ශනවල වාර්තා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසය විසින් නීතිපතිවරයා වෙත යොමුකර තිබුණා.
එම විමර්ශන උදෘත සහ හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිය උපදෙස් ලබාදෙමින් නීතිපතිවරයා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට දැනුම්දී තිබුණේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක විනිසුරුවරුන්ට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 ඇ දෙක ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ අධිකරණ වරෙන්තුවක් ගෙන ඔහුව අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙසයි.
එසේම රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා විසින් විනිසුරුවරුන් වන පද්මිණී රණවක ගුණතිලක, ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය සහ ධම්මික හේමපාලගේ අධිකරණ බලතල ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමේදී බලපෑමක් කිරීමෙන් හෝ ඊට තැත් කිරීමේ අපරාධය සිදුකිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සැකකරුවෙකු ලෙස නම් කිරීමට ප්රමාණවත් කරුණු පවතින බවද නීතිපතිවරයා දැනුම්දී තිබෙනවා.
එබැවින් ඉහත උපදෙස් පරිදි මෙම සැකකරු සම්බන්ධයෙන් අපරාධ නඩු විධාන සංග්රහයේ ප්රතිපාදන ප්රකාරව නියමිත මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට කරුණු වාර්තා කරන ලෙස නීතිපතිවරයා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට තවදුරටත් දැනුම්දී තිබුණා.
ඒ අනුව කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයේ නිලධාරීන් අද පස්වරුවේ නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් වසන්ත කුමාරට කරුණු දැක්වීමක් සිදුකළ අතර, අනතුරුවයි අදාළ වරෙන්තුව නිකුත් කෙරුණේ.
විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් මාදිවෙල පිහිටි මන්ත්රී නිවාස සංකීර්ණයේදී අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය වෙත රැගෙන ගොස් තිබෙනවා
අධිකරණ විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මීට ටික වේලාවකට පෙර කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්තා.
ඒ, මාදිවෙල මන්ත්රී නිවාස සංකීර්ණයේ පිහිටි ඔහුගේ නිවසේදියි
අදාළ චෝදනාවට රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙස නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණය අද වරෙන්තුවක් නිකුත් කළා.
ඒ, රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයාගේ හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ විමර්ශනයන්ට අදාළව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 (ඇ) දෙක ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ කටයුතු කරන ලෙස නීතිපතිවරයා ලබාදුන් උපදෙස්වලට අනුවයි.
>මෙකී වගන්තිය යටතේ පුද්ගලයෙකුට එරෙහිව නීතිමය පියවර ගත් පළමු අවස්ථාව ලෙස මෙය සැළකෙනවා.
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක විසින් සිදුකර තිබූ දුරකථන සංවාද ඇතුළත් ආන්දෝලනාත්මක හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ විමර්ශනවල වාර්තා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසය විසින් නීතිපතිවරයා වෙත යොමුකර තිබුණා.
එම විමර්ශන උදෘත සහ හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිය උපදෙස් ලබාදෙමින් නීතිපතිවරයා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට දැනුම්දී තිබුණේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක විනිසුරුවරුන්ට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 (ඇ) දෙක ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ අධිකරණ වරෙන්තුවක් ගෙන ඔහුව අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙසයි.
එසේම රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා විසින් විනිසුරුවරුන් වන පද්මිණී රණවක ගුණතිලක, ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය සහ ධම්මික හේමපාලගේ අධිකරණ බලතල ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමේදී බලපෑමක් කිරීමෙන් හෝ ඊට තැත් කිරීමේ අපරාධය සිදුකිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සැකකරුවෙකු ලෙස නම් කිරීමට ප්රමාණවත් කරුණු පවතින බවද නීතිපතිවරයා දැනුම්දී තිබෙනවා.
එබැවින් ඉහත උපදෙස් පරිදි මෙම සැකකරු සම්බන්ධයෙන් අපරාධ නඩු විධාන සංග්රහයේ ප්රතිපාදන ප්රකාරව නියමිත මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට කරුණු වාර්තා කරන ලෙස නීතිපතිවරයා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට තවදුරටත් දැනුම්දී තිබුණා.
ඒ අනුව කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයේ නිලධාරීන් අද පස්වරුවේ නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් වසන්ත කුමාරට කරුණු දැක්වීමක් සිදුකළ අතර, අනතුරුවයි අදාළ වරෙන්තුව නිකුත් කෙරුණේ.
ඒ අනුව කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයේ නිලධාරීන් මාදිවෙල මන්ත්රී නිවාස සංකීර්ණයේ පිහිටි රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයාගේ නිවසේදී ඔහු අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් අතර, මේ වනවිට ඔහු කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසය වෙත රැගෙන එමින් සිටිනවා.
විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන්, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙස නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණය වරෙන්තු නිකුත් කර තිබෙනවා.
ඒ, කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය අධිකරණයෙන් සිදුකළ ඉල්ලීමක් සළකා බලමින්.
අදාළ චෝදනාව යටතේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක වරෙන්තුවක් ලබාගෙන අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නැයි, නීතිපති දප්පුල ද ලිවේරා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයේ අධ්යක්ෂවරයාට උපදෙස් ලබාදුන්නේ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 (ඇ) දෙක වගන්තිය යටතේයි.
විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන්, වරෙන්තුවක් ලබාගෙන පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නැයි, නීතිපති දප්පුල ද ලිවේරා කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයේ අධ්යක්ෂවරයාට උපදෙස් ලබාදී තිබෙනවා.
නීතිපතිවරයාගේ සම්බන්ධීකරණ නිලධාරිනි රජයේ අධිනිතීඥ නිෂාරා ජයරත්න කියා සිටියේ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 111 (ඇ) දෙක වගන්තිය යටතේ මන්ත්රීවරයා විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ රාජකාරියට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් මෙලෙස කටයුතු කරන ලෙස නීතිපතිවරයා උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇති බවයි.
මෙම වගන්තිය යටතේ නීතිමය පියවර ගැනෙන පළමු අවස්ථාව මෙය වනවා.
A warrant has been issued to arrest UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake, says Ada Derana reporter.
The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court, issuing the arrest warrant, has ordered to produce the parliamentarian before the court.
Earlier today (14), the Attorney General directed the Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to obtain a warrant and arrest UNP MP Ramanayake.
He has also instructed the CCD to produce the parliamentarian before court for offences committed in terms of Article 111C (2) of the Constitution, for interference with the functions judges.
Several controversial audio recordings containing telephone conversations between former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and several influential figures in the country had come to light recently.
Phone conversations the MP purportedly had with certain judges as well as officials in the judicial service were among those recordings released thus far.
The ‘Sinhale’ organization has filed several complaints with the Judicial Service Commission, seeking a comprehensive investigation into the involvement of judicial authorities in this matter.
Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya has stated that a decision regarding disclosing the Forensic Audit report on the bond issues of the Central Bank to the members of parliament, will be taken during next parliament sitting week which starts on the 21st of January 2020.
These forensic audit reports have been received by the Parliament and the Speaker has taken measures to abstain from releasing the aforesaid to Members of Parliament upon the instruction of the Attorney General.
At the meeting of the Party Leaders and Political Party Representatives held at parliament yesterday (13), the MPs have requested that the audit reports be released to them as soon as possible.
The parliamentarians have pointed out that the forensic audit report contains information on the bond crisis occurred prior to 2015 and it is necessary for them to be aware of its particulars.
The Speaker has met with Attorney General Dappula de Livera in Parliament today (14) before making a final decision on the matter.
Accordingly, the Speaker will announce his decision after the parliament sitting scheduled for the 21st of January 2020.
In November 2019 Sri Lanka voted a President giving him 6.9million votes. The voters pledged faith in Gotabaya Rajapakse to take Sri Lanka & its People on the correct path. There are some anomalies that have been ignored and these anomalies must be rectified. While the world is demanding of the Government of Sri Lanka to account for dead ‘civilians’ during the final months of a 30 year old conflict confusing the deaths of non-state actors as ‘civilians’, the world is blatantly ignoring the thousands of innocent people LTTE killed since 1980s and the tears of 5000 war widows, their children & parents who are yet to be told what happened to their war heroes. The new President must hold a domestic inquiry against LTTE for its crimes. UNHRC or those that pass Resolutions against Sri Lanka cannot ignore that the GoSL & its armed forces defended the nation against terror to safeguard the nation & its people.
OHCHR passed 3 resolutions & commenced an investigation. They accepted 5000 petitions filed by war widows of Sri Lanka Armed Forces. What has been their response on 5000 Missing Soldiers?
Non-Tamils also logged scores of petitions against LTTE what has been OISL response to their petitions?
In the absence of OHCHR responding to them the President must come forward to take up their grievances.
LTTE killings started by first killing Tamils and killed thousands of Tamils. All of the ceasefires and peace talks were failures. Sri Lanka tried two foreign mediated solutions which also failed.
1987 – Indo Lanka Agreement
2002 – Norway mediated Cease Fire Agreement even positioning a Nordic Monitoring Mission in Sri Lanka. The SLMM recorded over 3,830 violations by the LTTE as against 351 by the GoSL from 2002-2008 http://www.ptsrilanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/slmm_final_report.pdf
Have these reports been taken into account by the OHCHR/OISL or those drafting resolutions against Sri Lanka?
Some noteworthy dates
22 February 2002 – CFA signed
13 April 2002 – Hakeem & Prabakaran issue joint statement assuring rights of Muslims
LTTE used CFA to build its defenses setting up LTTE judicial complexes, LTTE police units, commemoration of LTTE dead even inside universities, hoisting LTTE flag in schools and amidst all this LTTE saw fit to even deny SLMM officials inside their camps (26 August 2003/Manirasakulam LTTE camp)
LTTE struck in August 2005 by killing Lakshman Kadiragamar, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister inside his own home. Within days EU imposed a travel ban on LTTE (27 September 2005) and on 19 November President Mahinda Rajapakse was elected President.
A shift against LTTE was building up
7 April 2006 Canada proscribed LTTE,
11 May 2006 SLMM declared ‘non-state actors (LTTE) cannot rule open sea waters or airspace. The LTTE has therefore no right to sea’.
29 May 2006 EU banned LTTE. This led to LTTE refusing to meet the GOSL delegation in Norway on 8 June 2006 and resulted in LTTE demanding withdrawal of SLMM from North on 4 July 2006.
It is with this background that LTTE decided to close the sluice gates on 21 July 2006 in Mavil Aru committing a war crime by denying water supply to some 50,000 people resulting in the Army being ordered to re-open the sluice gates.
On 1 December 2006 LTTE made an abortive bid to take the life of current President and then Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse.
2 January 2008 – Cabinet approved abrogation of CFA which came into effect on 16 January 2008.
East was liberated from LTTE and North was liberated from LTTE in May 2009 with entire island being reunited under one flag devoid of terror. The nation & its people signed in relief that there would be no bombs or suicide missions.
The below list are a handful of crimes committed against unarmed, innocent civilians that had done no harm to LTTE but LTTE chose to plan and murder them for no reason. This is not a complete list but you can be sure that the list will include far more not less than that which is highlighted below.
Please take special note of all of LTTE’s crimes committed during the Norwegian mediated Cease Fire Agreement inspite of foreign Nordic presence in Sri Lanka assuring to protect the Sri Lankan citizens from terror.
Also draw your attention to every killing after 2006 when the military offensive against LTTE was launched and then wonder why OHCHR has opted not to include any of these instances against LTTE but have specifically cited a handful of hospitals/sites claiming Sri Lankan army attacked them and calling these war crimes. Why has the same argument not been applied equally to the LTTE at least in OHCHR or Resolutions or UNHRC High Commissioners reports?
(coloured attacks show LTTE crimes committed after military offensive began)
LTTE attacks passenger airplanes:
1978
Air Ceylon blasted by a time bomb
(Police constable 8103 Gnanasambandan who arrested the suspects was shot dead on 1 Feb 1979)
Jun 1984
Private aircraft belonging to Brian Lawrence set on fire at Peruttiadappu
3 May 1986 Bandaranaike International Airport Attack – Air Lanka Flight 512:
LTTE bomb explodes aboard Air Lanka flight carrying mainly French, British and Japanese tourists killing 21 (including 13 foreigners – of whom 3 British, 2 German, 3 French, 2 Japanese, 1 Maldivian and 1 Pakistani) and injuring 41 on Bandaranaike International Airport.
LTTE places land mines/bombs targeting vehicles
25 June 1986
Sittaru, Kantalai, Trincomalee District – Bomb exploded in a vehicle by LTTE killed 16 Sinhalese.
13 April 1989
A car bomb explosion on the central road, Trincomalee Town kills 51 civilians and wounds 43 civilians.
17 August 1989
IED explosion at Nochchikulam, Vavuniya. 8 civilians killed and 4 civilians wounded.
10 April 1992
A Bomb exploded in a car close to the National Youth Council building at Maharagama. 9 civilians killed and 23 civilians wounded..
10 April 1992
A car bomb explosion at Maradana, Colombo 10. 8 civilians were killed and 23 civilians wounded.
5 December 1995 –
A Vehicle Bomb explodes in front of the Pudukudurippu Security Forces Camp followed by LTTE attacking camp with suicide bomber resulting in 12 civilians killed. 29 police killed and 2 police missing
1 June 1998
Vehicle bomb explodes at Maradana in the heart of Colombo killing 38 civilians
5 July 1999
4 Villagers travelling in a van to Rathmalgahawella, Ampara hacked to death
18 November 2006
Remote controlled claymore targeting army truck kills 4 civilians and injures over 11 others in Thandikulam
LTTE attacks buses
22 July 1986
Vavuniya District – Mammaduwa- LTTE exploded a land-mine on a civilian bus, killing 32 Sinhalese civilians and injuring 20 others.
24 July 1986
Anuradhapura district – Issenbessagala, a bomb exploded inside a bus proceeding from Vavuniya to Anuradhapura; killing 13 passengers and injuring 40 others.
17 September 1986
LTTE explode a land mine on a passenger bus at Mamaduwa, Vavuniay killing 32 and injuring over 20 civilians.
7 March 1987 Arantalawa massacre:
Six civilians killed when LTTE detonated a land-mine as troops were passing.
11 armed forces personnel also die.
17 April 1987 Aluth Oya massacre:
LTTE shot dead 127 Sinhalese civilians, including 31 police and security force personnel who were travelling in 3 buses and 2 trucks to Trincomalee. LTTE clad in military uniforms stopped the vehicles and dragged out the passengers and shot them to death with automatic weapons after brutally assaulting them with clubs. Over 70 with injuries were air lifted. The dead included many children and 12 off duty security personnel. Most of the victims were families visiting their relatives for the new year.
17 April 1987
LTTE massacred 96 civilians and 31 security forces personnel who were travelling in a passenger bus at Habarana and Kithuluthuwa, Trincomalee
21 April 1987 Colombo – Central Bus Station Bombing:
A bomb detonated by LTTE operatives at the central bus terminal of Colombo killed 113 civilians, two policemen and a soldier; 298 others were injured.
11 June 1987
Private Van Bearing No. 38 – 496, Vavuniya District – Veppankulam attack: 13 civilians and a soldier were killed when a private van en route from Horowpathana to Trincomalee was blown up by a LTTE pressure mine.
7 October 1987 Ampara District – Pottuvil Monargala Road massacre:
30 Sinhalese passengers travelling by bus were shot dead by LTTE, who also killed five motorcyclists travelling along the same route.
9 November 1987 –
Batticoloa district – Kalkudah attack: A private bus transporting Tamil passengers was blown up by a LTTE land-mine, killing 40 persons and an IPKF soldier 24 civilians wounded
5 March 1988
Terrorists exploded a land mine on a civilian lorry at Sittaru, Kantale, Trincomalee
24 civilians were killed.
11 March 1988
Suhadagama Horowpathana Anuradhapura: LTTE attacks a private bus, 22 Sri 2218, at Suhadagama with small arms and grenades, killing 19 passengers and injuring nine others
14 March 1988
LTTE ambush a civil bus at Peniketiyawa, Trincomalee. 28 civilians killed & 3 wounded.
27 March 1988
Bomb kept in a gunny bag explodes inside a CTB bus plying from Medwachchiya to Horowapathana at Wewelketiya, Anuradhapura. 9 civilians killed and 14 civilians injured.
30 March 1988
LTTE attack civil bus at Arantalawa, Vavuniya. 4 civilians killed and 5 civilians wounded.
1 May 1988
Sittaru Kantalai, Trincomalee: LTTE exploded a land-mine on a CTB bus killing 12 Sinhalese, 9 Muslims and five others, who were not identified
9 July 1988
A CTB bus leaving Jaffna was ambushed by LTTE at Irattaperiyakulam, Vavuniya – 2 civilians killed.
8 August 1990
A private coach proceeding from Morawewa to Horowapathana attacked by LTTE at Meegaswewa, Trincomalee. 26 civilians killed and 7 civilians wounded.
13 August 1990
LTTE ambush a lorry travelling from Negombo to Kokuvil at Pulmoddai, killing 14 civilians
21 June 1991
Explosive laden ISUZU ELF truck driven by an LTTE suicide bomber exploded on the road in front of the side entrance of Operational Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Former JOC), Flower Road Colombo 7.
11 soldiers & 12 civilians killed.
Over 65 Army personnel & over 85 civilians wounded
26 January 1992
A land mine blasted targeting a crowded private bus between Aranthalawa and Borapola in Ampara.
10 civilians killed & over 20 civilians wounded.
10 April 1992
A bomb exploded in a private bus which was parked at the Ampara private bus stand. 28 civilians were killed and 36 civilians were wounded.
15 July 1992 –
Terrorists attacked a civil bus proceeding from Kattankudy towards Kalmunai at Kirankulam in Batticoloa 19 civilians were killed and 07 civilians were wounded.
30 July 1992
Bomb planted in a private bus explodes at bus stand in Trincomalee town killing 9 civilians and wounding 4 civilians.
19 January 1994
Bomb blast in a bus at Rambawewa in Anuradhapura – 10 civilians killed.
1 September 1996
Passenger bus as Aranthalawa plying between Ampara and Kandy attacked 11 civilian passengers killed and over 30 injured
12 September 1996
SLTB Bus plying from Ampara to Kandy killing 11 civilians
29 January 1997
Claymore explosion in Vaddukodai, Jaffna kills 9 civilians
15 March 1997
Claymore mine at a CTB bus from Talaidy to Jaffna kills 15 civilians
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
27 March 1998
Bomb hidden in a gunny bag inside a CTB Bus plying from Medawachchiya to Horowpathana at Wewelketiya, Anuradhapura kills 9 civilians
30 January 2000
Bomb explodes in Peoples’ Transport Services bus Moratuwa Depot at Dutugemunu Junction in Polgahawela killing 13 civilians
3 February 2000
A time bomb explodes in private bus at Wanduragala whilst transporting civilians from Kurunegala to Polgahawela.
3 February 2000
A parcel bomb exploded in a private bus, bearing No. 62 – 1225 plying from Colombo to Kadawatha.
7 February 2000
Bomb explosion on CTB bus while it was parked at the bus stand. (Bibile)
8 February 2000
Bomb explosion in bus travelling from Colombo to Negombo near Karunarathna Maha Vidyalaya. (WATTALA)
8 February 2000
A bomb exploded on a CTB Bus at the Central Bus Stand Pettah.
5 January 2007
Time bomb explodes in private bus plying between Nittambuwa to Giriulla killing 5 civilians and injuring over 54
5 January 2007
Explosion inside Matara bound bus plying from Colombo to Seenigama kills 12 passengers and injures over 29
2 April 2007
Bus plying from Ampara to Badulla via Bibile blown at Kondavattuvan, Ampara killing 14 civilians
23 April 2007
Claymore mine targets civil bus plying from Mannar to Vavuniya – Cheddikulam killing 3 civilians and injuring over 30
27 September 2007
Claymore mine targeting police jeep of Chunnakkam Police Station kills 2 civilians and injures over 9
5 December 2007
Claymore mine targeting bus with civilians explodes in Kebethigollewa killing 14 civilians and injuring scores of others
16 January 2008
Claymore mine on CTB bus plying from Okkampitiya to Buttala on 03rd Mile Post, kills 27 civilians and injures over 60
2 February 2008
Bbus plying from Kandy to Anuradhapura blown up in Dambulla bus stand killing 20 civilians and injuring over 60
4 February 2008
claymore explosion hits bus plying from Parakramapura to Janakapura kills 8 civilians
23 February 2008
Improvised explosive device explodes inside bus plying from Moratuwa to Colombo in Mount Lavinia killing 18 civilians
25 April 2008
Remote control device explodes in crowded CTB Bus plying between Piliyandala & Kahapola at Piliyandala Town killing 27 civilians including a Buddhist priest
31 May 2008
A hand grenade exploded inside a bus halt at Wellawatte – 2 civilians killed and 8 civilians injured.
6 June 2008
Bomb blast on bus from Matale to Kandy via Wattegama near the Polgolla Open University kills 2 civilians
7 November 2008
Civilian bus travelling from Buttala to Kataragama thrown hand grenade killing 4 civilians
12 February2009
Hand grenade thrown at bus traveling from Puliyankulam kills 1 Tamil civilian
Parcel bombs
27 January 2000 –
An IED Bomb Parcel placed under Foreign Mail Box at Vavuniya post office explodes killing 13 civilians and injuring over 50
27 January 2000 –
An IED parcel bomb which was placed by an unknown person under the Foreign Mail Box at Vavuniya Post office, exploded. 4 civilians killed. 58 civilians wounded. 5 soldiers killed. 16 soldiers wounded. 8 policemen wounded.
28 November 2007 –
Parcel bomb explosion at Nugegoda Junction in front of NOLIMIT building kills 20 civilians and injures over 30
LTTE attacks passenger trains:
March 1982
Parcel bomb inside night mail train from Jaffna to Colombo – 2 civilians killed. Police managed to capture 11 parcel bombs before they exploded.
1 July 1983
Yal Devi train set on fire at Kondavil Railway station – all 10 compartments destroyed
5 May 1985
Land mine explosion on “YAL DEVI” train at Murugandi, Jaffna. 11 civilians killed 5 civilians including Buddhist priest injured.
31 May 1986
A bomb explosion on YAL DEVI Train at Veyangoda, Gampaha 10 civilians killed.
24 February 1987
Terrorists blewup the Railway Track between Vavuniya & Omanthai. (THANDIKULAM)
6 October 1987
Batticoloa district – Valaichchenai massacre: 40 Sinhalese passengers in the night-mail train from Batticaloa were killed by LTTE who stopped the train.
19 October 1987
Batticoloa district – Kalkudah attack: A private bus transporting Tamil passengers was blown up by a LTTE land-mine, killing 40 persons and an IPKF soldier 24 civilians wounded
21 July 1992 –
Terrorists stopped the COLOMBO/ BATTICALOA Train at PRANGIYAMADU, Batticoloa. and ordered the passengers to get down and opened fire at the Muslim passengers. 8 Muslims were killed and 04 civilians were wounded.
11 November 1995
The second suicide bomber who had been in the vicinity of Army HQ detonated himself opposite the Slave Island Railway Station. 11 civilians killed and 52 civilians wounded.
1 July 1996
Parcel bomb explodes on a train playing to the south kills 52 civilians
24 July 1996
Bomb explosion on the Aluthgama train at Dehiwela Station killing 59 civilian passengers and wounding over 365 civilians
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
30 January 2000
A bomb explosion in a train. (GALOYA)
11 January 2008
A small scale bomb explodes at the Fort Railway Station, the explosion caused minor injuries to one Muslim Civilian.
3 February 2008
Suicide cadre blows herself at Fort Railway station killing 15 civilians including 7 students and injuring over 85
26 May 2008
Bomb blast inside Panadura bound train at Dehiwela railway station kills 9 civilians and injures over 50 civilians
4 June 2008
Remote controlled bomb took place in Wellawatte Railway Track targeting a train plying from Panadura to Colombo kills 24 civilians
LTTE attacks passenger ships
7 July 1987
Korean Ship MV “MORANG BONG” was seized by the LTTE in Pudukudurippu Sea. (Released on 31/09/1997)
12 June 1991
Bomb explosion in Manmunai Ferry at Kokkadicholai, Batticoloa. 10 civilians killed.
10 September 1992
Ferry at Kiliveddy Point, Trincomalee blasted 6 civilians killed
16 March 1994
Approx. 10 boats that had gone fishing close to Kudiramalai Point in Puttalam came under LTTE attack. 17 civilians killed and 3 civilians wounded.
9 August 1995
MV “PRINCESS WAVE” Ship was damaged due to an explosion carried by LTTE at Pulmoddai Sea. 9 civilians wounded.
29 August 1995
The Ship “IRISH MOANA” was attacked by the LTTE, while anchored. North of Mullaitivu
17 October 1995
LTTE launched an underwater suicidal attack on a naval auxiliary vessel A 512, which was anchored in Trincomalee Harbour and destroyed it completely. 2 civilians were killed while scores of military personnel also died.
9 September 1997
The Ship MV “CORDIALITY” was attacked by the LTTE. 4 civilians were killed while military personnel also died.
25 July 1999
A naval vessel MV “NEWKO” anchored at the Trincomalee Harbour was exploded by terrorists. 1 civilian was killed and another civilian was wounded.
20 March 2003
A Chinese Trawler named “FUYUAN YU 225” with a crew was attacked by Sea Tigers. 17 civilians killed.
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
17 June 2006
Pesali naval boat patrol attacked killing 5 civilians and injuring over 30 civilians –
29 August 1996
The Argentinean Ship MV “ATHNNEA” was slightly damaged due to LTTE explosion in the sea off Trincomalee.
LTTE attacks civilians in villages & towns:
May 1984
Don Jayasinghe Walter of Jaffna, a peon at Jaffna Kachcheri shot dead in Thinnaveli.
July 1984
Henry Jayalath Rajapakse, a Sinhalese shot dead at Kalliyankadu junction, Jaffna
30 November 1984 – Kent & Dollar Farm massacre
first Sinhala civilians to be massacred in 2 farming villages in Mullaitivu – over 100 killed including children, pregnant mothers & babies.
1st attempt at ethnic cleansing of Sinhalese from North Sri Lanka.
1 December 1984 Kokilai massacre
LTTE cadres massacre 11 Sinhalese civilians in the village of Kokilai (coastal town near Kokilai lagoon) located in the Mullaitivu District
5 May 1985 – Wilpattu Village Massacre:
Wilpattu, a Sinhalese village in Anuradhapura District, was the target of a raid of an armed group of LTTE cadres, who killed 18 villagers that included women and children.
30 May 1985
LTTE cadres shoot and kill five Sinhalese civilians in the villages of Mahandapura and Dehiwatta. People of these villages had previously received numerous threats from the LTTE associates. This massacre was part of a series of massacres aimed at displacing Sinhalese from the North East of Sri Lanka.
4 June 1985 – Dehiwatta Village Massacre:
Armed with sharp weapons over 100 LTTE cadres killed 15 villagers on their sleeping mats in the village of Dehiwatta. Victims included women and children, which were the majority killed.
11 June 1985
13 Sinhalese civilians shot dead by LTTE gunmen in Dehiwatta.
18 August 1985 Trincomalee District – Namalwatta Village Massacre I:
A group of LTTE cadres armed with sharp weapons hacked to death 7 villagers
7 November 1985 Trincomalee District – Namalwatta Village Massacre II:
Ten villagers, including women and children executed at Namalwatta for the second time.
2 February 1986
Trincomalee district – Kantale Village massacre: Armed with small arms and swords LTTE cadres raided the village of Kantalai killing 19 civilians.
25 May 1986 Anuradhapura District – Mahadivulwewa Village massacre:
LTTE killed 20 Sinhalese by shooting them dead and set alight 20 houses.
2 June 1986
Trincomalee district – Kantale Village massacre: Armed with small arms and swords LTTE raided the village of Kantalai killing 19 civilians.
4 June 1986
Trincomalee district – Sinhala village – Andankulam Village massacre: 17–20 civilians, including Ven. Bakamune Subaddalanakara Thero, were attacked, tortured and killed by LTTE in the village of Andankulam.
11 June 1986
Kantale – Trincomalee District – ’22 people were killed and another 75 others were injured when two bombs were detonated simultaneously by the LTTE on two buses heading to Kantalai and Colombo respectively. The first bus was front of the Bank of Ceylon Trincomalee branch and the other in close proximity to the SP office.
21 June 1986
Trincomalee district – Wilgamwehera Village massacre: 9 Sinhala civilians, including children, were murdered in the Wilgamwehera hamlet by LTTE
8 July 1986
Trincomalee – Sinhala village Monkey Bridge Village massacre: 15 Sinhalese villagers were shot to death by LTTE
9 July 1986
Trincomalee district – Mollipothana Village massacre: Mullipothana village was stormed at night by a group of armed LTTE who killed 16 civilians most of them being women and children.
13 July 1986
Trincomalee district – Pavakkulam Village massacre: Nine Tamil and two Sinhalese villages were killed by LTTE who had arrived in a jeep to tract No. 16, Pavakkulam.
19 July 1986
Wadigawewa, North Central Province – LTTE shot dead twelve Sinhalese villagers.
24 July 1986
Damana, Central Province – About 50 LTTE entered Damana, a Sinhalese village, and killed nine persons; another 13 were injured.
21 April 1987
Trincomalee district – Jayanthipura Massacre: The majority Sinhalese village of Jayanthipura was raided by a group of armed LTTE who murdered 15 civilians including women and children.
29 May 1987
Polonnaruwa district – Attack on Kadawathmadu: A group of armed LTTE raided the majority Sinhalese village of Kadawathmadu killing seven civilians and leaving five others injured. Due to the LTTE threat, the villagers slept in jungle hideouts during the night, which reduced the casualties.
21 June 1987
Sinhala village in Godapotha, Polonnarruwa massacre: The hamlet of Godapotha, a majority Sinhalese village in Polonnaruwa was raided by a group of armed LTTE killing eight villagers and injuring one. The death toll was reduced since villagers had hid in the surrounding jungles anticipating such an attack.
29 July 1987
Trincomalee District – Thoppur massacre: Nine villagers were killed after being tortured by LTTE armed with swords, machetes and small arms.
Indo-Lanka Accord was signed in July 1987 promising an end to LTTE terror …. It did nothing of the sort!
6 October 1987
Batticoloa – Tharavi massacre: Tharavi, a majority Sinhalese village, was stormed by over 100 LTTE armed with swords, machetes and small arms, who killed 25 civilians, mostly women and children including infants and pregnant mothers.
10 October 1987
Trincomalee district – Ganthalawa massacre: Gantalawa hamlet in Kantala was attacked and 9-10 civilians murdered with three wounded by LTTE armed with swords, machetes and small arms.
15 October 1987
Trincomalee district – Ella Kantalai massacre: Ella Kantalai, a majority Sinhalese village, was attacked by LTTE armed with swords, machetes and small arms, killing 14 civilians including women and children.
11 November 1987
Batticoloa district – Kalkuda massacre: Seven Sinhalese people selling fish were shot dead by LTTE cadres.
15 September 1987
Polonnaruwa – Devalagodella massacre: Devalagodella and Somavathiya villages were attacked by LTTE armed with small arms and sharp weapons, killing 7-9 civilians
31 December 1987
Trincomalee district – Mahadivulwewa massacre: 10 villagers were shot dead and 15 houses burnt by LTTE
1 January 1988
Terrorist attack on a Sinhala settlement in Kuruniyankulama Trincomalee 3 civilians were killed and 2 civilians wounded.
2 February 1988
Terrorist attack on the Bogamuyana village in Ampara – 11 civilians killed
15 March 1988
Kivulkade, Morawewa, Trincomalee: Two groups of LTTE operatives entered the village and killed seven Sinhalese villagers.
17 March 1988
Deegavapiya, Damana, Ampara: LTTE hacked to death 13 Sinhalese villagers.
22 March 1988
Pudukulam, Vavuniya: Between ten and 15 LTTE attacked the Sinhalese village and killed six villagers. Another three were injured.
22 March 1988
Medavachchi-kulam Vavuniya: LTTE shot dead nine Sinhalese villagers
28 July 1988
Ethawetunawewa, Weli Oya: LTTE operatives hacked to death 16 Sinhalese villagers.
10 August 1988
Terrorist attack on a village, Central Camp Ampara. 11 civilians were killed.
25 August 1988
Marawila, Polonnaruwa: LTTE killed eleven civilians by cutting their necks
10 September 1988
16th Colony, Central Camp Ampara: LTTE shot dead seven Sinhalese and four Tamils.
10 October 1988
LTTE attacked Mahakongaskada, Medawachchiya, in Vavuniya killing 44 civilians
14 November 1988
Peniketiyawa, Gomarakadawela, Trincomalee. LTTE shot dead 28 Sinhalese
12 December 1988
LTTE attack village, Sumedagama in Trincomalee. 28 civilians killed.
17 January 1989
LTTE attack the village, Maharambekulam in Vavuniya – 9 civilians killed and 7 civilians wounded.
2 February 1989
11 Villagers were hacked to death by LTTE at Bogam Uyana in Ampara.
11 February 1989
Anuradhapura – Terrorist attack Sinhala village, Dutuwewa killing 37 civilians
11 February 1989
LTTE attack Sinhala village, Sinhapura killing 6 civilians and injuring 7
27 February 1989
LTTE attack Sinhala village, Borawewa in Polonnaruwa killing 8 civilians and injuring 7
30 May 1990
LTTE attack village, Mihindupura Dehiwatta in Trincomalee killing 5 civilians
24 July 1990
8 Sinhala villagers were hacked to death by LTTE at Aralaganvila in Ampara
25 July 1990
8 civilians hacked to death by LTTE at Meeyankulama in Polonnaruwa
25 July 1990
9 Villagers were hacked to death by LTTE at Wan-Ela, Trincomalee
26 July 1990
LTTE hacked to death 19 civilians in Thammannawa, Anuradhapura
31 July 1990
LTTE fire at villagers in Podankady Kantale in Trincomalee killing 11 civilians
6 August 1990
LTTE kill 34 farmers working in a paddy field in Ampara.
8 August 1990
LTTE attack village in Nawagamuwa in Vavuniya killing 7 civilians and injuring 5
19 September 1990
LTTE attack Vellamuni fishing village in Puttalam killing 23 civilians
21 September 1990
LTTE attack village, Pudukudurippu killing 15 civilians and wounding 15
24 September 1990
LTTE set fire to 05 houses at Gajabapura killing 4 villagers
1 October 1990
LTTE attack Sinhala village, Peruvalthalawa in Ampara killing 9 civilians
23 October 1990
Approx. 30 LTTE attack Chena Cultivators at Kokabe, Thanthirimalai village in Anuradhapura killing 10 civilians
25 October 1990
About 40 Armed LTTE terrorists attack Panmedavachchiya killing 4 civilians and injuring 5 others
27 October 1990
LTTE fire again at Thanthirimalai village in Anuradhapra killing 5 civilians
29 October 1990
LTTE fire at villages at Olikulam in Batticoloa killing 3 civilians
1 November 1990
LTTE fire at SF Guard Point and the Helambawewa village killing 10 civilians
3 November 1990
LTTE attack village, Bandarakumbukwewa in Anuradhapura killing 4 civilians
23 January 1991
Approx. 50 – 70 terrorists attack Guard Point at Bogamuyana in Ampara killing 29 civilians
2 March 1991
LTTE attack village, Kalupavel in Batticoloa killing 4 civilians
2 March 1991
LTTE attack village, Erakkandy in Trincomalee killing 5 civilians
14 April 1991
LTTE attack the village, 22nd COLONY, Ethimalai in Ampara killing 17 civilians
20 April 1991
LTTE attack village, Niyandella, Okkampitiya in Ampara killing 22 civilians
24 June 1991
LTTE attack Weligahakandiya village in Periyapillumaa Ampara killing 10 civilians
6 July 1991
LTTE attack a Sinhala village and abducts 10 civilians (are they still missing?)
16 May 1992
LTTE attack village, Kosgolla in Ampara killing 5 civilians
9 August 1992
LTTE attack on Mailanthenna village killing 25 civilians and wounding over 10
1 September 1992
LTTE launch bomb attack, Saindamadu in Ampara 22 civilians reported missing (are they still missing?)
1 October 1992
LTTE attack Konwewa village killing 15 civilians
25 May 1995
Fishing village attacked and 42 civilians hacked to death in Kallarava, Trincomalee
21 October 1995
Village in Mangalagama, Batticoloa attacked 16 civilians killed,
21 October 1995
Village in Monarathenna Polonnaruwa attacked 36 civilians killed
21 October 1995
Village in North of Padaviya, Galthalawa, Mullaitivu attacked killing 19 civilians
23 October 1995 –
Village in Eththimalai/Kotiyagal, Monaragala attacked killing 19 civilians
25 October 1995 –
Village in Panama, Ampara attacked killing 8 civilians
26 October 1995 –
Village in Thammenna Halmillewa, Anuradhapa attacked killing 26 civilians and injuring over 25
26 October 1995 –
Village in ALINCHIPOTHANA village Alapathwewa, Mullativu attacked killing 26 civilians
11 February 1995 –
Village in Siyabalamduwa, Monaragala attacked killing 5 civilians
22 February 1996 –
Village in Mahanikawewa, Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura attacked killing 6 civilians
1 June 1996 –
Village of Eluvankulam in the Puttalam area attacked killing 4 civilians including children and set on fire
11 June 1996 –
Village in Eluvankulama, Puttalam attacked killing 14 villagers
10 February 1997 –
Village in Oddaimavadi, Batticoloa fired upon killing 5 civilians
12 May 1997 –
An attack on the Morawewa Police Station and village by the LTTE kills 5 civilians
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
18 September 1999 –
3 Sinhala village in Galapitagala, Badirekka, Borapola attacked killing 50 civilians
11 April 2000 –
Gomarankadawala police post attacked 1 civilian killed
12 April 2000
Musical show attacked in Trincomalee Fort Federick killing 10 civilians injuring over 60
7 December 2000
Kurulubedda village attacked by LTTE killing 5 villagers. (Welikanda)
17 Oct 2001
Attack on Ruwanpitiya village kills 2 civilians
25 May 2006
7 civilians going to Wilpattu national park killed by land mine in Nochchiyagama
29 May 2006
12 Sinhalese civilians working at Irrigation cannel shot and killed at Omadiyamadu
8 August 2006
Bomb blast at Dickman’s Rd, Bambalapitiya kills 1 civilian and injures 8
9 March 2007
4 wild life officials killed inside Wilpattu wild life sanctuary
5 April 2007 –
4 farmers killed in Nidanvala, BATTICALOA.
12 April 2007
PALEURUWA Village fired upon killing 7 civilians
28 May 2007
LTTE Terrorists exploded a claymore mine targeting a STF Truck Bearing No. 47 – 3430 in Ratmalana near Belekkade Junction. (Near the Vijitha Cinema).
16 January 2008
Attack on Chena cultivators in Niyandagalayaya, Monaragala killing 6 civilians
17 January 2008 –
Troops find 8 civilian bodies / 2 home guards in Thibolkketiya, Moneragala
10 March 2008
Remote Control Device (IED) explodes near the Roxy Cinema in Wellawatte killing 1 civilian and injuring 6 including children
8 May 2008 –
An explosion had taken place closer to the clock tower Ampara Town – 12 civilians killed and over 36 civilians injured
16 May 2008 –
An LTTE male suicide bomber on a motorcycle laden with explosives rammed into a bus carrying police riot squad and exploded opposite the Sambuddhaloka Temple on Lotus Road in Fort killing 2 civilians & 2 policemen and injuring 33 civilians, 46 police and 6 army.
29 May 2008 –
LTTE raid on Naval Detachment in CHIRUTIVU ISLAND, a small islet located in the Jaffna Lagoon kills 5 civilians and injures over 12 while also killing military personnel
30 May 2008 –
LTTE attack a House in a village in YAYA 18, Masvadiya. 1 Home Guard and 2 civilians killed
16 June 2008 –
LTTE suicide bomber explodes herself near police gate in Vavuniya Town and kills 1 civilian and 12 police personnel
5 August 2008 –
Explosion close to Clock Tower of Ampara Town kills 12 civilians and injures ove 35
28 October 2008 –
Two LTTE Air attacks drops 3 bombs in Thallady / 2 bombs on Kelanitissa power station – 1 civilian dies
9 November 2008 –
Monaragala village attacked killing 7 civilians
16 November 2008 –
Dr. Palitha Padmakumara, of Thavakkadu hospital shot dead at Vavunativu in Batticoloa
28 December 2008 –
Suicide bomber in Wattala kills 1 civilian
2 January 2009 –
Suicide attack in Slave Island near Air Force head quarters – 14 civilians injured
18 January 2009 –
2 civilians attending to cattle killed in Monaragala / 4 missing (are they still missing)
9 February 2009 –
Suicide bomber explodes outside IDP center in Puliyampokkanal killing 9 civilians and injuring over 40 (military personnel also killed)
12 February 2009 –
Karametiya village at Rathmalgaha Ella in Inginiyagala attacked killing 16 civilians
20 April 2009 –
3 suicide attacks on IDPs fleeing from LTTE in Pudumathalan kills 17 IDPs and injures over 200
15 April 2009 –
5 civilians killed in Okanda
Attacking Buddhist places of worship:
June 1975 –
Improvised bomb at Buddhist Temple Sri Naga Vihara, Jaffna
April 1984 –
Same Buddhist Temple & Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya attacked by throwing bombs
14 May 1985 –
LTTE attack Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura largest massacre of Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE. LTTE massacred Buddhist Devotees at Sri Maha Bodhiya, Anuradhapura. 146 civilians including Buddhist priests were killed. 85 civilians wounded.
2 August 1985 –
LTTE shot dead three Sinhalese Buddhist monks and three civilians, while they were worshipping at the Ruhunu Somavathiya Temple – Thrikonamadu, Polonnaruwa District
14 August 1985 –
Aranthalawa Village Massacre: Seven Sinhalese villagers were tortured and killed at Aranthalawa. They were targeted by an armed group of LTTE cadres- Ampara District
2 June 1987 –
Ampara district – Aranthalawa Massacre: In the first massacre of Buddhist monks in modern Sri Lankan history, a bus carrying Buddhist monks was stopped by LTTE in Arantalawa. 32 Buddhist monks, including Chief Priest Ven. Hegoda Indrasara, were killed with only one monk surviving.
12 June 1987 –
Polonnaruwa – Godapotta massacre: A meeting to discuss a new temple was attacked by the LTTE, who surrounded the temple and attacked the gathering of over 175 villagers, resulting in the deaths of eight villagers; a soldier and six people were injured.
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
25 January 1998 –
Suicide attack on the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Tooth of Lord Buddha) causes extensive damage to the Temple and kills 9 civilians
17 May 2000 –
A bomb was exploded opposite the “VESAK PANDAL” at Mangalarama Temple in Batticoloa
10 July 2000 –
Attack on Vilgamvehera in Trincomalee kills 4 civilians
18 November 2001 –
Claymore explosion at SRIPURA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA kills 3 Buddhist monks including the chief incumbent of the Vihara and driver
13 May 2007 –
A Buddhist Monk of PABBATHARAMAYA, Phase I, MAHADIVULWEWA was shot dead
6 June 2008 –
Bomb blast in Moratuwa near the Shailabimbarama Temple kills 25 civilians and injures over 90
LTTE attacks kovils
12 August 2001 –
Firing at KOVIL FESTIVAL in ERAVUR Batticoloa kills 2 civilians and injures many
LTTE attacks Muslims
5 May 1986 Trincomalee District – Kinniya Village massacre:
Four Moor civilians were tortured and killed by a group of LTTE
31 March 1988
Saindamaradu, Kalmunai: LTTE attacked the village, killing ten Muslims and seven Tamils.
29 July 1990
LTTE fired at the Mosque at Samanthurai Ampara killing 5 Muslims and injuring 3
30 July 1990
Terrorists abducted and killed 14 Muslims at Akkaraipattu, Ampara
11 August 1990 –
Group of LTTE attacked the Muslim persons in Divisions 03 and 06 Eravur, Batticoloa 173 civilians were killed and 20 civilians were wounded..
12 August 1990 –
Terrorists attacked Muslim civilians working in a paddy field in Veerachcholai Ampara – 4 Civilians were killed and 10 civilians were wounded.
13 August 1990 –
6 Muslim fishermen were killed and buried at GUNGAI village in Muttur, Trincomalee.
13 September 1990 –
Security Forces recovered 07 mutilated bodies of Muslim villagers who were hacked to death at South of Poonani in Ampara
11 October 1990 –
LTTE shoot and hack to death 09 Muslims who were collecting fire woods near Kirankove jungle, Arugambe, Ampara
6 June 1991 –
Approx. 30 to 50 terrorists attack a Muslim village in Puddur in Plonnaruwa 16 civilians were killed and 3 civilians were wounded.
8 August 1991 –
8 Muslim farmers who where on their way home from their paddy fields were killed, West of Samanthurai in Ampara.
19 September 1991 –
Terrorists attacked a Muslim village, Palliyagodella, Medirigiriya in Polonnaruwa, 13 civilians were killed and 6 civilians were wounded.
29 April 1992 –
LTTE attack on ALINCHCHIPOTHA Muslim village, KARAPOLA & MUTHUGALA in Polonnaruwa. 130 civilians killed and 71 civilians were wounded.
8 October 1997 – US bans LTTE
23 November 2000 –
Motors fired towards Muttur jetty and Almahar Maha School killing 2 students and injuring 11 civilians
23 November 2003 –
One Muslim killed and 2 others injured from hand grenade attack at KANDALADIUTTU.
24 November 2003 –
Two Muslims killed and 2 others injured due to hand grenade attack on a lorry at KATTAKUDICHCHI.
24 November 2003 –
3 Cadjan huts set fire and hand grenade thrown to the refugee camp at FAIZAL NAGAR KINNIYA
28 November 2003 –
3 Muslims farmers of Edman Nagar, Kinniya killed cutting with sharp weapons whilst they were staying in the night in their paddy fields in CHINA- BAY
30 November 2003 –
A Muslim person in working in Kasmir Hotel, Trincomalee assaulted at the Shivan Kovil and admitted to hospital with head injuries
1 December 2003 –
A Muslim civilian of Colony No 5 Kakamunai Soorangal shot and injured at Kinniya
18 September 2006 –
10 Muslim civilians killed while engaging in construction works at Radella, Pothuvil
LTTE attacks mosques:
3 August 1990 –
Terrorists massacred Muslim Devotees at a Kattankudy Mosque killing 103 civilian worshippers and injuring over 70
25 November 2003 –
6 Civilians including 04 Muslims injured due to a hand grenade attack near the mosque at SALAIADI TRINCOMALEE Town.
LTTE attacks hotels:
January 1984
Bomb at Hotel Oberoi (present Cinnamon Grand Hotel) killing 1 civilian
15 October 1997
Vehicle bomb explosion at car park of Galadari Hotel close to World Trade Center, Colombo kills 11 civilians
2 January 2008
Claymoroe mine explodes near Nippon Hotel, Slave Island, Colombo kills 3 civilians
8 September 2008 –
10 civilians injureddue to a bomb explosion near Mohamadia Hotel at Gas Works Junction in Pettah
LTTE destruction of public property/places:
April 1984 –
blasting railway track in Kilinochchi – 20 feet of rails & 15 sleepers damaged
July 1984 –
4 bomb explosions in Vavuniya town in Senshirani, Well Café, Rahumaniya hotel & Dark Hotel
17 February 1986 –
Blasting 5 bridges.
a. VALLAI Bridge between Puttur & Velvettiturai on Jaffna Pudukudurippu Road.
b. NALLI – KODIKAMAM – PPD Road.
c. VANNARTUPALAM (Butterfly Bridge) between PUTTUR and SARASALAI.
d. KAITHADY Bridge at KOPAY.
e. KAPPUTI Bridge on CHAVA and PPD Road.
7 May 1986 –
Colombo – Central Telegraph Office Bombing: The Central Telegraph Office, Colombo was the target ofn a bomb detonated by LTTE which killed 14 civilians who were at the office.
30 May 1986 –
Bomb explosion at the Elephant House, Commercial Building, Slave Island, Colombo 2. Killed 11 civilians.
17 July 1986 –
Terrorists exploded a bomb in Block 4 Sugar Corporation, Trincomalee. 10 civilians killed.
18 February 1987 –
Parcel Bomb explosion at NELUMGAMA, Badulla 7 civilians killed
16 August 1988 –
Trincomalee (opposite Clock Tower): LTTE exploded a bomb, killing six Sinhalese, two Muslims, one Tamil and a soldier; 19 persons sustained injuries
24 March 1991 –
Bomb explosion at Fish Market AKKARAIPATTU, Ampara. 9 civilians killed and 32 civilians wounded.
7 August 1995 –
A suicide bomber pushing a cart fixed with a bomb exploded in the vicinity of the Western Province Chief Minister’s Office at the Independence Square, Colombo 7 -. 23 civilians were killed and 40 civilians wounded.
31 January 1996 –
LTTE activated a suicide vehicle bomb (ISUZU Lorry) laden with Explosives in front of the CENTRAL BANK Building at Janadhipathi Mawatha, COLOMBO 01 causing extensive damage to the building, roads, vehicles and surrounding area. 86 civilians dead over 1400 wounded.
14 November 1997 –
Kelanitissa Power House, Orugodawatta blasted destroying 2 oil tanks
14 June 2000 –
Suicide bomber explodes himself at Wattala junction killing 2 civilians
8 January 2007 –
CEB Power Supply Sub-Station at Maradana Road, Hendala, Wattala was blasted
21 January 2007 –
LTTE Sea Tiger abortive attack on COLOMBO Harbour.
LTTE harming/killing Foreigners
5 May 1984 –
American couple Stanley & Mary Allen kidnapped in Jaffna & released on 10th May.
3 May 1986
Bandaranaike International Airport Attack – Air Lanka Flight 512: LTTE bomb explodes aboard Air Lanka flight carrying mainly French, British and Japanese tourists killing 21 (including 13 foreigners – of whom 3 British, 2 German, 3 French, 2 Japanese, 1 Maldivian and 1 Pakistani) and injuring 41 on Bandaranaike International Airport.
Civilians killed in high profile assassinations
2 March 1991
A suicide vehicle bomb explosion at Havelock Road, Colombo 5 killing Minister of State for Defense Mr. Ranjan Wijeratne. 19 civilians killed and over 70 civilians wounded in addition to the military personnel who died.
1 May 1991 –
His Excellency the President RANASINGHE PREMADASA was assassinated, whilst he was participating in the UNP May Day Rally by a suicide bomber at ARMOUR STREET JUNCTION, COLOMBO. 8 policemen were killed, 8 policemen were wounded, 13 civilians were killed and 23 civilians were wounded.
7 August 1995 –
Suicide attempt using cart bomb explodes at the gate of the Western Province Chief Minister’s office killing 23 civilians and wounding over 40
18 September 1999 –
Suicide attack at Presidential Election Campaign Meeting held in Town Hall, Colombo 07 to assassinate former President Mrs. CHANDRIKA BANDARANAIKE KUMARATUNGA – she lost an eye as a result. 16 civilians were killed
18 December 1999 –
Suicide bomber at UNP Propaganda Meeting Ja-Ela a Suicide Bomber killing Retired Maj. Gen. C L ALGAMA including 12 civilians, 45 wounded
7 June 2000 –
Suicide bomber kills Hon. Min. of Industrial Development Mr. C V GOONARATNE and wife with 24 other civilians in RATMALANA
26 June 2006 –
Suicide attack on Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga leaves 1 civilian dead and 4 civilians injured in Pannipitiya
28 November 2007 –
Suicide bomber explodes herself at Minister Douglas Devananda’s office in Colombo 5 killing a civilian (Stephen Peiris)
6 April 2008 –
Suicide attack kills Hon. Min. JEYARAJ FERNANDOPULLE, Minister of Highways and Road Development, the Chief Government Whip and Treasurer of SLFP, Chief Guest attending road marathon in Gampaha 9 civilians including children die
10 June 2008 –
Suicide blast at UNP meeting kills UNP Chief Ministerial candidate Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera, his wife and 27 civilians injuring over 80
9 October 2008 –
Suicide bomber targets Hon. Minister MAITHRIPALA SIRISENA, Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Service Development and General Secretary of SLFP at PIRIVENA JUNCTION, BORALESGAMUWA. The Minister escaped but 2 civilians die
However, the international community have conveniently ignored that Sri Lanka’s military intervention commencing in July 2006 was as a result of the war crime of denying water to thousands of farmers in the East of Sri Lanka by LTTE. It was only after appeals were ignored and farmers were in difficulty that a decision had to be taken & the Armed Forces were ordered to forcefully open the sluice gates & return supply of water. The LTTE thereafter went on to attack villages in the East and virtually enticed the Armed Forces to respond with counter attack. What happened thereafter only LTTE can in hindsight blame itself.
When 9/11 took place there was no investigation as to who committed the crime – within hours Afghanistan was bombed and Afghanistan remains occupied by US & NATO since 2001 and not a single suicide bomber was from Afghanistan!
If OHCHR head and UNHRC can quote a handful of incidents to blame GoSL and its armed forces why has the same entity not cited examples of LTTE atrocities during the same period?
Shenali D Waduge
The government of Sri Lanka retained the military bases in north and east after the Eelam war ended. This did not please those who resented the Eelam victory. Sri Lanka does not need such a big army, such a big military now that the war is over, pro-Eelamists said.
UNHRC in Geneva demanded a ‘less intrusive and intimidating military presence’ in North and East. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Ra’ad al Hussein visited in 2017, and he also said that the size of the military forces in the North and the East could be reduced to a level that is less intrusive and intimidating.
Wikipedia said that there were 14 (sic) divisions in the North and East coming under six operational headquarters and 2 independent Divisions and several independent Brigades. Jaffna Security Forces Headquarters had 3 division, Wanni had 5 divisions, Kilinochchi had 3 division, Mullaitivu had 4 divisions.There are also two large naval commands9 and at least two significant units/bases of the air force, added Ceylon Telegraph.
A population roughly half the size of Colombo district or equivalent to a medium sized Indian city is effectively under the control of the staggering number of 15 army divisions in addition to other military units and forces. There is 1 security personnel for nearly every 10 civilians, concluded Ceylon Telegraph.
There is continued military occupation in the north – some 120,000 soldiers across the country, a force bigger than the entire British army, in a country with a population of some 20 million people, said Channel 4 News.
However, according to Major General Haturusinge, there had been around 26,000 army personnel in Jaffna peninsula in November 2009. By July 2013, the strength had been reduced to 13,200 and the soldiers were largely confined to High Security Zones. The High Security Zones had also shrunk in size. Earlier, they had around 13,680 acres, in 2013 it was 6183 acres.
Those who objected to the presence of the military spoke of it as ‘militarization’. Friday Forum spoke of the ‘extraordinary militarization of our state over so many decades’. Friday Forum said many senior administrators and officials such as governors were selected from the military. There is also the large allocation to defense in the budget.
The heavy militarization of the province, designed to protect against the renewal of militancy is deepening the alienation and anger of the northern Tamils, said Gamini Keerawella. The continued presence of the military in places that they did not occupy before the war concerns me,” said another. They are on lands that belong to the people.” The army occupies as much as 60,000 acres of civilian land just in the Mullaitivu district, with massive camps that encroach on the daily lives of civilians, said Gary Anandasangaree.
We want demilitarization said Vigneswaran, The army is in full control of the area. Tamil People’s Council demands that the occupying forces immediately leave the north and east and civilian administration be provided for the north and east.
Interested parties are using the continued existence of a large military to manufacture claims about the ‘militarization ‘of the country, Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in 2012. Foreign governments visit and ask for demilitarization of the north and east. That is a matter for Sri Lanka alone. The foreign agencies always wanted to reduce the military in North and East. It was in the Ceasefire Agreement too.
It’s up to the military and the leaders to decide what should be the strength of the army, according to the threat perception that we have , continued President Gotabaya in 2019. The numbers in the army would have gone down by now, since the government did not recruit soldiers at the same pace, in the last 10 years. Normal attrition would also have taken place.
Sri Lanka needs to sustain a robust military power. The present need, in 2019, is for intelligence and the intelligence cadres need to be increased. We may put more investment on training of intelligence gathering, and mechanisms of intelligence gathering. We have to change according to the threat, concluded President Gotabaya .
The Tamil Separatist Movement thought otherwise. The Tamil Separatist Movement said it wants the army completely out of the north, replaced by an enhanced police presence. The army should withdraw from checkpoints and be replaced by the police. Police must take up the challenge of ensuring the people’s security as a civilian force, said Jehan Perera. If the government wishes to obtain the gratitude of the Tamils for ending the war and restoring peace, they should restore normal civilian traffic through Omanthai. The Omanthai checkpoint should have gone long ago. So should the military form the north, said pro-Eelamists.
However, outside of the larger towns the police are in fact conspicuous by their absence, at least in the Vanni. I did not spot any significant police presence, not a single police station but just one police outpost, in two days of journeying through parts of the rural heartland of the Vanni earlier this year but instead saw large army camps, ranging from divisional and brigade headquarters, to medium and small camps and numerous army outposts and checkpoints, said a journalist in 2012.
After the victory, the army engaged in community service. They did so with great enthusiasm. The security forces in the Vanni were very busy, reported observers, making roads, building schools and community centres, organising medical camps, community events and gatherings. Security forces repaired furniture in schools and donated blood. They renovated Bakmeewewa and Werabanda wewa.
These activities were welcomed. But other activities were not. Here are two examples. Civil Defence Force had taken most of the pre-schools in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts” under its preview. CDF started training pre-school teachers and paid the salaries of the staff in those schools”
By 2018, there were 261 pre-schools funder the CDF and over 58,146 children. The pre-school teachers, who got less than Rs. 3,000 monthly before, are now getting a salary of Rs. 32,000. School principals now say that the education standard of grade one students has improved as they are given a good pre-school education in the CDF run pre-schools The CDF is conducting tuition and extra classes for children in grade one to 10, reported the CDF.
The Tamil Separatist Movement did not agree. Wigneswaran complained to the EU HR inspection team that the Sri Lanka army was running hundreds of schools in north including 344 primary schools.
The TNA charged that “The army logo has been printed on the school uniforms of kindergarten children in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts attending pre-schools maintained by the Civil Defence Force. Even kindergarten children are paraded as army children while other children wear normal dress. A fee is charged from the parents for the uniforms of the students studying in those schools and the army logo is printed on those uniforms. Why cannot the Education Ministry maintain preschools in those areas like the way it does in other districts. When asked whether they could produce evidence that the army logo was printed on the school uniforms, TNA said ‘yes’?”
JVP said that in Kilinochchi there is no electricity in its 52 schools and there is a semi -military administration. Cannot hold even a drama competition in school without getting permission from the military administration.
The second complaint was that Army maintains hair dressing saloons in Mullaitivu. While other saloons charge 100 rupees per a haircut the army saloons charge only Rs. 35. Their saloons are open on Sundays and on public holidays. How can the saloon owners and barbers in the area compete with them? They lose business. Why are the war hit areas still compelled to live under such conditions, asked the Tamil Separatist Movement .”
Friday Forum observed that in addition to the extensive land held by the military, its inroad into the local economy and widespread surveillance apparatuses troubled the local population. The military had gone into branches of government which should be under civil administration, observed Gamini Keerawella.
The military is used to maintain civil law and order. It is also carrying out policing functions, he said. Security forces intervened in the day to day civilian administration, the Tamil Separatist Movement complained. Very little, happens without the permission of the army, reported Colombo Telegraph. The public object to the militarization and the surveillance, Tamil People’s Council said.
Under the veneer of benevolence, not to mention the cultivated grace and charm exuded by the senior officers, is the constant exercise of their absolute power, said BBC reporter Charles Haviland.At checkpoints and outposts, vehicles slow down, even without a hint of a signal he added.
Security forces are entitled to keep an eye on meetings but the psychological climate is such that even this information gathering can create unease in a population that continues to live in the memory of the war that has so cruelly shattered their lives, said Jehan Perera.
Former LTTE cadres complained in 2019 to US human rights activist Cristina James that they are under constant surveillance by the military though they have undergone rehabilitation. People were still suspicious of them due to the military constantly watching their movements. They said they had also complained to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) about this. They also claimed that military interference has hampered their political activity.
The military presence in the north becomes militarization, not only because of its overwhelming presence and its imprint on the everyday life of people but also because the military is engaged in other activities, said critics.
The military has infiltrated into non-military spheres.It has infiltrated trade, city planning and local administration. It is engaged in agricultural and commercial activities. However, discussions with senior army officials as well as the other ranks in Vanni show that they really do take their development mission” seriously, reported a researcher.
The military is doing everything” agreed the Army Commander in an interview in 2013. They are running cafes, building roads, bridges, houses and stadium, the engineering services do tanks and canal renovation. Certain battalions have taken over and are cultivating government agricultural land. We have established our own farms. Is this militarization? It is not, said the Army Commander. We are saving the government money in terms of labour costs.
Here are some of the army’s commercial activities. Army runs a tile factory and brick factory. Tile factory was a joint venture with Ceylon Ceramic Corporation. Army had been asked to fill in due to shortage of labour.
Army took over the Kankasanturai rest house, and in 2010 turned it into Thal Sevana, a resort-type hotel owned and managed by the Army. In 2019, TNA was trying to stop the army from acquiring lands adjacent to ‘Thal Sevana’ for further expansion. (Continued)
Employment opportunities will be provided for over 50,000 unemployment graduates by 1st of March this year, says Minister of Education and Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Dullas Alahapperuma.
He made this statement during a press conference held at the head office of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today (13).
Back in 2012, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa took a decision to provide employment opportunities to all graduates.
However, the previous government had appointed a limited number of graduates as development officers under a strict criterion, says the Minister.
He further stated that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given instructions to give job opportunities for unemployed graduates regardless of the type of their degrees, age, political affiliations and any other divisions.
As per the existing statistics, there are nearly 50,000 unemployed graduates, the Minister added.
The World Bank has forecast Sri Lanka’s economic growth for 2020 at 3.3 percent, the bank said in a statement on Monday.
In its latest report of World Bank’s January 2020 Global Economic Prospects,” the World Bank said for 2021 and 2022, it maintains the same forecast of 3.7 percent of economic growth in Sri Lanka.
The report further said growth in the region is expected to rise to 5.5 percent in 2020, assuming a modest rebound in domestic demand and economic activity benefiting from policy accommodation in India and Sri Lanka, as well as improved business confidence and support from infrastructure investments in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The report also said global economic growth is forecast to edge up to 2.5 percent in 2020 as investment and trade gradually recover from last year’s significant weakness but downward risks persist.
Sri Lanka’s new government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said recently that one of its targets include achieving a 6.5-percent economic growth per annum from 2020 and a GDP growth of 6,500 U.S. dollars per capita.
The Colombo High Court (CHC) today issued notices on former Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne, former SPC Chairman Dr Rumy Mohammed and two other individuals who had participated at the ‘white van’ press conference to appear on January 17 considering the revision application filed by the Attorney General (AG).
The Revision Application was filed by the AG against the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s order on granting bail to former Minister Senaratne was fixed for support on January 17 before the Colombo High Court.
The Sinhale Jathika Organization stated that the former governor of the Western Province Azad Salley, should be arrested immediately, for his influence on the investigations regarding the vandalizing of Budda Statues in Mawanella.
The president of the organization, Dan Priyasad made this statement after making a complaint to the Police Headquarters.
Priyasad further added apart from Azad Salley, there are several others like Rishard Baidudeen, Rauf Hakeem, and M.L.A.M Hizbullah, who have accusations levelled against them; however they are yet to be brought to justice.
He also added that this government was elected because people believe in the president and hoped that correct decisions will be taken by the president to ensure law and order is maintained.
විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්රේමදාස මහතා ද්වි ලිංගිකයෙකු බව එම පක්ෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා සඳහන් කරයි.
ජනාධිපතිවරණ කාලසීමාව තුලදී ඔහු විසින් ලබාගත් දුරකථන ඇමතුමකදී මේ බව සඳහන් කර ඇත.
රංගන ශිල්පිනී ජානකී විජේරත්න සමග සිදු වූ දුරකථන සංවාදයක දී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා මේ බව සඳහන් කර තිබේ.
සජිත් ප්රේමදාස මහතා විසින් ඉදිකරන ලද නිවාස ගැනද දැඩි විවේචනයක් කරන රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා නිවාස ඉදි කරනවාට වඩා ප්රසිද්ධියට වියදම් කරන ලද මුදල වැඩි බවද සඳහන් කරයි.
නිවාසවල වියදමට වඩා තොරණ සඳහා වියදම් කර ඇතැයිද රාමනායක එහිදී කියයි.
රංජන් රාමනායක මහතා විසින් කොළඹ හිටපු ප්රධාන මහේස්ත්රාත් ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය මහතාට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔහු 2015 වසරේදි අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමට පැමිණිලි කර ඇතත් ඒ පිළිබදව නිසි විමර්ශනයක් සිදුකර නැතැයි මව්බිම වෙනුවෙන් රණවිරුවෝ සංවිධානයේ කැඳවුම්කරු විශ්රාමික මේජර් නීතීඥ අජිත් ප්රසන්න මහතා අද අනාවරණ කළේය.
ඒ කොළඹදී පැවැත්වු මාධ්ය හමුවකදීයි.
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා සහ කොළඹ හිටපු ප්රධාන මහේස්ත්රාත් ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය මහතා අතර සිදුවූ බව පැවසෙන දුරකතන සංවාදයක් ඇතුළත් හඬපටයක් පසුගිය 08වනදා මාධ්ය වෙත නිකුත් විය.
කෙසේ වෙතත් අද පැවති මාධ්ය හමුවේදී නීතීඥ අජිත් ප්රසන්න මහතා ප්රකාශ කළේ එම සංවාදයේ දී ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය මහතා තැතිගැන්මකින් යුක්තව කථා කරන බවයි.
එසේම එහිදී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා විසින් ගිහාන් පිලපිටියගෙන් කළ ඉල්ලීම ද ඉටු නොවු බවත් ඔහු පැවසීය.
කෙසේ වෙතත් ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය මහතාට බලපෑම් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔහු 2015 වසරේදි අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමට ලිඛිතව සිදු කළ පැමිණිල්ලට අනුව කටයුතු නොකළේ ඇයිදැයි අධිකරණ සේවා කොමසම කරුණු දැක්විය යුතු බව අජිත් ප්රසන්න මහතා පැවසීය.
නීතිය ඉදිරියේ හෝ සාධාරණත්වයක් ලැබෙනු ඇති බවට මෙරට ජනතාවට තිබූ විශ්වාසය රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයාගේ හඬ පටත් සමඟ අහිමි වී ගොස් ඇති බව මහාචාර්ය පූජ්ය මැදගොඩ අභයතිස්ස හිමියන් ප්රකාශ කළා.
ඒ, කුරුණෑගල ප්රදේශයේ අද පැවති මාධ්ය හමුවකට එක්වෙමින්.
පසුගිය රජය සමයේ නීතිය ක්රියාත්මක වූ ආකාරය හා අමාත්යවරුන් කටයුතු කළ ආකාරය රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ හඬ පට තුළින් මනාව පිළිබිඹු වන බව මල්වතු පාර්ශවයේ අනුනායක පූජ්ය දිඹුල්කුඹුරේ විමලධම්ම නාහිමියන් පවසනවා.
උන්වහන්සේ මේ බව අවධාරණය කළේ විපක්ෂයේ ප්රධාන සංවිධායක, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී ගයන්ත කරුණාතිලක, උන්වහන්සේ බැහැ දැකීම සඳහා අද පැමිණි අවස්ථාවේදියි.
රස පරීක්ෂක වාර්තාව ලැබුණූ පසු හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඉදිරි නීතිමය ක්රියාමාර්ග ගන්නා බව කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසය පවසනවා.
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රංජන් රාමනායක මහතාගේ නිවසින් සොයා ගත් සංයුක්ත තැටි හා දෘඪ තැටි මේ වන විට රජයේ රස පරීක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වෙත යොමු කර තිබෙනවා.
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ංන් රාමනායකගේ මාදිවෙල පිහිටි මන්ත්රී නිල නිවස බස්නාහිර දකුණ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසයේ නිලධාරීන් විසින් පරීක්ෂාවට ලක් කළේ පසුගිය 04 වනදායි.
එහිදී නීතිවිරෝධි ගිනි අවියක්, ජීව උණ්ඩ, දුරකතන සංවාද ඇතුලත් සංයුක්ත තැටි සහ දෘඪ තැටි කිහිපයක් පොලිසිය සොයා ගත්තා.
ඒ අනුව අත්අඩංගුවට ගැණුනු රංජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා පසුදින අධිකරණය හමුවට ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමෙන් පසු ඇප මත මුදා හැරුණා.
මන්ත්රීවරයාගේ නිවසේ තිබී හමුවූ හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් විමර්ශනය කිරීම කොළඹ අපාරාධ කොට්ඨාසය වෙත පවරනු ලැබුවා.
පොලිසිය භාරයට ගැණුනු භාණ්ඩ පසුගිය 9 වනදා රජයේ රස පරීක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වෙත යොමු කර ඇත්තේ ඒ අනුවයි.
ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන වාර්තාව මේ සතිය තුල ලැබෙනු ඇතැයි කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසයේ ප්රකාශකයෙක් හිරු ප්රවෘත්ති වෙත සඳහන් කළා.
මේ අතර රජයේ රස පරීක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව පැවසුවේ අධිකරණය නියෝගයක් ලබා දුනහොත් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රංජන් රාමනායකද කටහඬ පරීක්ෂාවක් සඳහා සිය දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වෙත කැඳවීමට සූදානම් බවයි.
අදාල හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් පසුගිය බදාදා ගංගොඩවිල මහේස්ත්රාත්වරයාට කරුණු වාර්තා කළ කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාසය, අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ හිටපු අධ්යක්ෂ ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ පොලිස් අධිකාරී ශානි අබේසේකර මහතාට එරෙහිව විදෙස් ගමන් තහනමක්ද ලබා ගත්තා.
රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයාට එරෙහිව මහනුවර මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ පවතින නඩු කටයුත්තක් මඟහැර සිටීමට එම අධිකරණයේ තෝල්ක මුදලිවරයාගෙන් උපදෙස් ලබාගන්නා හඩපටයක් පිළිබද පැමිණිල්ලක් සිංහලේ සංවිධානය අද අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසන් සභාව වෙත ඉදිරිපත් කළා.
ඔවුන් පවසන්නේ එම තෝල්ක මුදලිවරයා මත්පැන් බෝතල් භාගයක් වෙනුවෙන් රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතාට අධිකරණය මඟහැර සිටීමට අදාල උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇති බවයි
සිංහලේ සංවිධානය මීට පෙර අවස්ථා කිහිපයකදී අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිෂන් සභාව වෙත සිදුකරන ලද පැමිණිලිවල ප්රගතිය සොයා බැලීම සදහා මෙන්ම තවත් පැමිණිල්ලක් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම සදහා අද එම කොමිෂන් සභාව වෙත පැමිණියා.
මෙහිදී අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිෂන් සභාව පිළිබදවද අදහස් පලවුණා
වත්මන් ඇඹිලිපිටිය මහාධිකරණ විනිසුරු ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය මහතා කොළඹ ප්රධාන මහේස්ත්රාත්වරයාව කටයුතු කළ සමයේ රංජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා ඔහුට සිදුකළ තර්ජන සම්බන්ධයෙන් මව්බිම වෙනුවෙන් රණවිරුවෝ සංවිධානය අද හෙළිදරව්වක් සිදුකළා.
එහිදී අනාවරණය කෙරුණේ ගිහාන් පිලපිටිය විනිසුරුවරයාට මරණ තර්ජන ද එල්ල කර ඇති බවයි.
රංජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීවරයා සතුව තිබූ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් අදත් විවිධ පාර්ශ්ව අදහස් පළ කළා.
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතාගේ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජනතා නියෝජිතයින් පළ කළ අදහස් කිහිපයක්…
පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී මුජිබර් රහුමාන් මහතා…
මම පිළිගන්න දේ තමයි මන්ත්රීවරයෙක් වුණාම රජයේ නිලධාරීන්, සමාජයේ ඉන්න ඕනෙම කෙනෙක් එක්ක කතා බහ කරන්න අවශ්යතාවයන් තියෙනවා. නමුත් මෙතුමා ඒවා පටිගත කිරීම හා පටිගත කරපු ඒවා එළියට ඒම තමයි සමාජය තුළ මේක අර්බුදයක් බවට පත්වෙලා තියෙන්නේ. රන්ජන් රාමනායක ඒවා පටිගත කරපු එක හරීයි කියන එක මම පිළිගන්නේ නැහැ. ඒක වැරදි දෙයක්. මං හිතන්නේ පක්ෂය පැත්තෙන් රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්රීතුමා ඒ සම්බන්ධව සාකච්ජාවල් යනවා. මේ වෙනකොට යම් කමිටුවකුත් පත්කරලා තියෙනවා යැයි මුජිබර් රහුමාන් මහතා පැවසීය.
රාජ්ය අමාත්ය කෙහෙළිය රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා….
හෙට දවසේ සමහර විට රන්ජන් රාමනායක කියන චරිතය එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය කියයි විනය පරික්ෂණයක් තියලා ඔහු ඉවත් කරනවා කියලා. ඒ ඉවත් කරනවා කියන වැඩපිළිවෙළ හරහාම ඔවුන් පෙන්නුම් කරන්න හදන්නේ මේක සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ වැඩපිළිවෙළක්. බැලු-බැල්මට ඒක එහෙම දැක්කට මේක රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ වැඩපිළිවෙළක් නෙමෙයි. යහපාලන රජයේ එවකට තිබ්බ මොකද ඔහු නිරන්තරයෙන් කියනවා මම දැන් අගමැතිතුමත් එක්ක කතා කළා. ජනාධිපතිතුමා හෙට හම්බවෙනවා. කියන්නම් ඔයාගේ ෆොමේෂන් එක ගැන. ක්ෂෙත්රයේ ඉන්න අයට පණිවුඩයක් දෙනවා අගමැති, ජනාධිපති සහ මුලු කැබිනට් මණ්ඩලයම මං කියන විධියට තමයි හැසිරෙන්නේ. එහෙම නැත්නම් මාව පාවිච්චි කරලා තියෙනවා ඔබතුමාලගේ සම්බන්ධීකරණ නිලධාරියෙක් හැටියට. රටේ නීතිය නමන්න, අධිකරණ තීන්දුවට බලපෑම් කරන්න, මාව පත්කරලා තියෙනවා නිල වශයෙන් නූනත්, නොනිල වශයෙන් කියන පණිවිඩය තමයි දෙන්නේ යැයි කෙහෙළිය රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා පැවසීය.
රාජ්ය අමාත්ය රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධන මහතා….
තමුන්නාන්සේලා දැන් පේනවා පහුගිය රජය කොපමණ විධියට අධිකරණය දූෂණය කරලද කියලා. දැන් ජනතාවට හිතෙයි ඔලුව නමනවද, නැද්ද කියලා හිතනවා මේක දිහා බැලුවට පස්සේ යැයි අබේගුණවර්ධන මහතා පැවසීය.
I read variety of opinions on the proposed amendments of 21st and 22nd to the constitution by Mr. Wejedasa Rajapaksa in weekend newspapers of 12.01.2020. The editorials of some newspapers, politicians, and analysts in newspapers have expressed views on the proposed amendments and the vital matters regard to the proposed amendments are district votes cut off point, the executive power of the president and the power of parliament. Ordinary people of the country may have not read the comments published, but they are very vital issues for the country.
The 15th amendment to the constitution changed the District Votes Cut Off point, most probably amendment was based on opinions of influential people or political strategists, to 5% from 12.5%. The original constitutional reforms in 1978 introduced the Executive Presidential System, and a new election system which was aimed at giving proportionate representation to parliament and what was the underhand had elements of the changes were not clear to ordinary people of the country, but I heard many people were talking that the underhand elements of the proportionate representation were UNP to be in power forever and ever, and the future elected parliaments to limit the power to a less than two-third majority, which reflect the inability to amend the constitution. I felt that the opinions of rural people were accurate to a certain extent and the operational pattern of the constitution clearly reflected the positively working the underhand elements as poor people in rural area thought.
The district election votes cut off point has been a vital concept since the 1988 general election and the concept based on the change had positive aspects at the time it was introduced. The main positive point was giving an opportunity to represent in parliament by small parties especially JVP and LTTE which took weapons in hand with an intention to achieve their aims. However, the aims of both JVP and LTTE were not the aim of the entire nation and minor parties represented a small pace of population. According to the conditions of the constitution of Sri Lanka individuals and groups of people have rights that are not giving accede to deprive others’ rights to have own opinions. The experience in respect of the behavior of Marxist and Communist parties demonstrated that the prime strategy of them was to bereave the opinions of other political parties and insisting these Marxist and communist parties show that they have the right only for them. I observed this situation when I was studying at university. There was not deviating objectives of elements of LTTE and JVP and all were in the same boat. However, someone can point out that JVP had not an aim to divide the country or to create a separate state challenging the unitary status of the country.
When I was studying at the university, I observed that ideas of small parties were extremely vicious and there is no point giving them an opportunity to destroy our society in the name of democracy or the rights of people. Therefore, I believe, going back to the original proportionate representation with a district cut off point at 12.5% is the right amendment in a situation where people are struggling to become a developed nation. The system of working proportionate representation in Sri Lanka seems that it is a challenge to the sovereignty of people as the system included appointing representative without direct going to votes to gain the authority from public. People observed bullshits of opinions of small parties, which were established with vicious elements or intensions to show that they respect the rights of religions, racial intentions, and caste dictions, which support to divide society than uniting people as human being. What is the use of allowing such political parties work in society if they have intension destroy or take harmful action?
Because of the diversity in society, it is not a right to destroy the right of others and the proposed amendment 22nd focuses to give justice to everybody without deviating based on various elements. Democracy is a misunderstood concept in Sri Lanka. We can clearly see in the Western countries, although they highly respect democracy they do not allow political parties based on different elements. Small groups can join with major parties and if they are democratic and objectives of them reflect the justice, the policies of them could include in major parties if minor parties can make a difference.
The proposed amendment of 21st to the constitution focuses on strengthening the power of the executive president. The editor of Sunday Times attempted to show that the proposed amendment of 22nd to the constitution by Mr. Wejedasa Rajapaksa is an attempt to strengthening the hands of the executive at the expense of parliament to revert pre-2015 era. The truth is that people clearly saw that in the absence of executive power by the president Sri Lanka suffered, and the parliament of Sri Lanka showed that it is an institution with self-centred people and the case of Mr. Ranjan Ramanayake showed that members of parliament go beyond the limits of authority and attempted to influenced the judiciary , which is an independent institute as believed by people. The actions of the executive president are approved by people than the dirty behaviour of the representative of parliament.
People of Sri Lanka had the experience they were under Kings and Queens, who exercised executive power from the beginning of Sri Lanka state before Christ to the early 1930s. People are used to executive power the president than a parliament democracy, which represents members, who have intentions with contradictory opinions, purposes and intentions, and the executive power of the parliament has destroyed the expectations of people. The directly elected president by votes of people is the preferred nature of executive power in Sri Lanka. The 19th amendment to the constitution killed the expectation of people and people responded with opposition to the 19th amendment in the presidential election in 2019.
The idea of poorly drafting the 19th amendment is a proof that it is wrong action of parliament or misleading public to give the authority to a prime minister who unable to win the consent of people to be the executive president.
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