Army Major (Basically) Drops Charges
Colombo’s finest, back on the streets soon.
So Malaka Silva and Rehan Wijeratne will get off since the Army Major doesn’t seem to be pressing charges. Which is usually how these things work out, not through the courts but through pressure on victims and witnesses. And by these things, I mean charges against mafia members, which is essentially what’s going on here. Getting into Sri Lankan government is more and more like being made, immunity for you and your kids. To quote Jay-Z,, “even if Jehovah witness, bet he’ll never testify”.
Posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 in Politics, Sri Lanka.
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I am not quiet sure why the western world keeps talking about our HR issues and even India votes against us at UN Human Rights Council. Shocking indeed.
wonder how many millions was handed over and how many Generals involved in pressurising the poor major… he looks like a toy soldier… lucky i have a residency in a western country and adhere to rule of law.
I don’t think the issues are related quite as you think. The western world keeps talking about HR issues because Tamil diaspora and former LTTErs pressure them, India because Tamil Nadu does. That’s old school pressure politics, not out of any particular benevolence.
This is a breakdown of the rule of law which effects everyone, not the racial issues the international community keeps highlighting. If they went for the broader civil issues I think everyone would be better off. But they don’t.
They are related. As a country, we didn’t deal with HR, law and order issues during the latter part of war since they primarily impacted the Tamils. Others couldn’t care less. Sent the message to the govt that we will tolerate a lot of nonsense. Since then over the last 3+ years, the govt has been steadily lowering the bar on law and order and HR matters.
If we didn’t care much it was because we were dealing with terrorists, not Tamils. Tamils suffered because, in the time it took to make out the difference, many lives could be lost. Not nice times. Can we move on? Concentrate on raising the bar regardless of whom it affects?
law and order primarily affected tamila??? man in 89 over 60000 sinhala youth died and this bugger thinks the whole world revolves around tamils ..tamils affected because they went against the rule of law as jvp in 89..u7 cant complain for the consequences of ur own stupid actions
Was no crime committed that the state wont press charges? Doesn’t the army HAVE to prosecute when the service weapon was taken? Was the officer technically off duty? Does that count?
*the state prosecute and the army press charges
This is disgusting, as usual. I am sure many Sri Lankan would think the same and agree.
Sadly, they will also agree that come next elections, there will more than a few who would be willing to peddle their services in support of these type of candidates – as foot soldiers, policy wonks and media handlers! This is the (sorry) state of Sri Lanka.
And of course anyone working against this in any effective way is being un patriotic.
The army officer was apparently an undercover intelligence guy who had gone there on some assignment. Malaka had thought this guy was another thug whom he could beat up and get away with. It was much later that they realized this bugger was army intelligence. We don’t know what happened behind the scenes but i’d suspect both the father & son did a lot of apologizing.
No inside information?
Nice that you’re back.
Sorry, I can’t remember anything!
LOL!
The other popular excuse these days after making a false statement is, “I know nothing, but this is what Duminda Silve told me.”
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