Another Channel 4 fake-SL army

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The Sri Lanka Army today said that the latest Channel-4 video, released last night, featuring two soldiers, is a fake.

"Persons appearing in this latest video are not from the Sri Lanka Army. This is yet another attempt to justify their earlier video," Military spokesman Maj.Gen Ubaya Madawela said.

In the newest episode released by Channel-4, a witness, who had worked under the then head of 58th division of the Army, Brigadier Shavendra Silva, in the frontline towards the end of the civil war, claimed that Brigadier was ordered by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa “to finish the job by whatever means necessary.”

Meanwhile, deputy permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, Major General Shavendra Silva dismissed the new allegation when he was confronted outside the United Nations building in New York by the Channel-4 journalists.

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Comments - 39

sparks Thursday, 28 July 2011 12:02 PM

However it is better than the low level activity shown on the video.

Javi Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:12 AM

C4 has media freedom not like SL

migara Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:14 AM

all the Fernandos in sri lanka must sue channel 4. they are ruining the Fernando name.

TMA Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:46 AM

Oh! new type eh?

Gaya Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:52 AM

Yes that might be the answer of C4 and LTTE terrorists too.Poor Them.

Robi Thursday, 28 July 2011 09:29 AM

The reason being most of the compnaies in UK are being bankcrupt. Their companies are closed down one by one... they will do this kind of low level activities to be survieved.

Beddagane Sanjeewa Thursday, 28 July 2011 09:56 AM

The Latest thriller came with new star performer popularly known as CBK.
Her Children must be thrilled and smiling this time without sobbing like the famous Grand Ma!

kumara Ekanayake Thursday, 28 July 2011 09:58 AM

great journalisum,dedicated,brave,always for justice,good work channel 4, not really

CW Thursday, 28 July 2011 10:16 AM

Wait for the next fake video. Will be a beteer thriller.

G1 Thursday, 28 July 2011 10:11 AM

You mean like Gen.Sarath Fonseka????

malkanthi Thursday, 28 July 2011 07:43 AM

This is the whole problem, we must speak with ONE voice. Too many people making statements contracts each other without their knowledge.

Vani Kumar Thursday, 28 July 2011 01:57 PM

To Gaya: Why no comments about the comments from former President CBK about C4 Video?

wiki Thursday, 28 July 2011 02:34 PM

media mean don,t afraid say truth . thats ch-4

Vani Kumar Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:19 PM

I have never been a great fan of CBK, but I must applaud her bravery. Thank you CBK.

sanjaya Thursday, 28 July 2011 06:14 PM

hello.....TV stations in Sri lanka........why cann't u make a film like this on incidents happened in other countries and release.....no need to prove but just make a hit film

Tomsamusa Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:12 PM

The whole world is a fake for thre pakses and their gullibles!
What a bunch of jokers,worse than their best freind gaddafyi.
Very soon all Will find out who the fake monkies are.

Hash Thursday, 28 July 2011 08:19 PM

If its not true, why cant they just study the video and prove its a hoax ? other than just telling "hey, this is a fake video"

NN Friday, 29 July 2011 02:16 AM

good question, but people in this thread talking about c4 didn't ask this intelligent question them self ... LOL

Mifaz Friday, 29 July 2011 04:57 AM

I would have expelled my words if you were in front of me.

Ezhilini Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:52 AM

LOL. What is Sinhala blood bro? We have been seeing it from 1956.

Gaya Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:50 AM

Miller FAILED in front of Shavendra.lol
BTW they want us to believe some blurry video of a person where you can't find anything saying that he's a Sri Lankan,no voice,at least no skin color?Do they think just the name 'Fernando' means he's Sri Lankan?lol

Bumba Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:57 AM

A so called government politician when interviewed by the International media on the fist Channel 4 video said that as the Sri Lanka army has over a one hundred thousand men and women, the people in that video can be identified. How come now they say the people in the video are not soldiers so quickly. Fishy!

Jathi wadiya Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:55 AM

Who own this channel 4, why not few of our army boys make a vist to there place, even overseas its ok, our sinhala blood is thicker than water, we want take crap from nobody

Sunil Lanka Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:05 AM

So inquiry is the only way out clear our name

Shan Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:07 AM

Channel 4 is a SCHEAMER....

Solider Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:09 AM

Ubaya madiwela know every person in the army, including deserters.... These guys issue statements even without investigations.

Ranger Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:10 AM

Speaking in a generalisticand unbiased manner, any thing said or done against the regime is a fake or unpatriotic. This officer seems to blabber without being realistic or fully knowledgeable of this problem. We are Sri Lankan, so let's simply accept what is being dished out.

Kivulegedara Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:11 AM

Its Simple, Soldiers will not betray their motherland.

TMA Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:49 AM

Yes, could B a Portugese soldier in a Sri Lankan war

Bumba Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:48 AM

The first response may be army or bad oil is to deny without making any investigation. it is a case of losing credibility. Way to go for a nation fast becoming a "Banana Republic".

ravi Thursday, 28 July 2011 05:02 AM

is there anybody able to prove no body has been killed in the war.. i mean.. innocent public..

dinesh Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:59 AM

Yes ,that why you are not accepting the truth...

Shak Thursday, 28 July 2011 05:09 AM

Why is Channel 4 so anti Sri Lankan when they are not a global station? True global stations like BBC, CNN are not like this at all. Channel 4 has a big vendetta towards Sri Lanka.

Bumba Thursday, 28 July 2011 05:53 AM

Ha!

curious Thursday, 28 July 2011 05:57 AM

You don't know buddy. How about a foreign trip? It is not betrayal, it is telling the truth.

sajitha Thursday, 28 July 2011 06:00 AM

Come on.. dont you know that Channel 4 second senior in charge is a Tamil guy from sri lankan who funded LTTE operations in London.

kattai jeya Thursday, 28 July 2011 06:14 AM

Why Channel 4 hates Sri Lanka so much?

willows Thursday, 28 July 2011 06:43 AM

Channel 4 funded by LTTE rump, so don't take anything serious.

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