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Govt.
challenged to bring goons to justice
The main Opposition UNP yesterday in Parliament accused the
Defense Ministry claiming it was responsible for the attacks
on journalists who criticised military activities, as well
as their abductions “Namal Perera and Mahendra Amaraweera
were assaulted in a high security area. Who has the capability
of pulling off such a stunt and getting away with it?”
UNP MP Ranga Bandara asked.
He challenged the Government to bring these assailants to
justice.
“When Nishantha Gajanayake was arrested, the tide of
abductions subsided. But we later learned that Gajanayake
was granted bail by a top military official,” Ranga Bandara
said. “If the military officials were not directly involved
why did this happen”? Bandara questioned.
Meanwhile the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the
Police spokesman came under heavy fire by the opposition parties.
JVP MP Bimal Rathnayake criticised the Police spokesman’s
charge that journalists fabricate and stage manage incidents
to get asylum in foreign countries.
“Do the soldiers fighting the war sacrifice their lives
so that the families get compensated? Did the monks fracture
their skulls in front of Temple Trees so that they could achieve
Nirvana?” Rathnayake asked. “No one in their right
mind would say that these journalists would inflict injuries
upon themselves to go abroad,’ he added.
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