Court wants report on Alston

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By T. Farook Thajudeen

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today informed the CID to obtain a report from Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva Kshenuka Seniviratna, on the comments made on Sri Lanka earlier this year by the UN special representative on extra judicial killings Philip Alston.

The Magistrate made the order while probing the case involving former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka on the alleged comments he had mad to a newspaper on the final stages of the war.

Philip Alston had sent a letter to the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Geneva regarding the General's statement.

General Fonseka is to be indicted in the High Court for the alleged statement he made to the Sunday Leader newspaper alleging that in the final stages of the LTTE war, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had ordered Brigadier Shavindra Silva to shoot the LTTE cadres carrying white flags and surrendering to the security forces. (Daily Mirror online)

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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:37 AM

well.... here we go again....

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:46 AM

Is S/L filing plaint against the UN representative?

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 05:07 AM

Is Fredrica alive and where is the famous tape??

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 05:17 AM

why can't we have the investigation bi-lateral than having a unilateral way ?
In that case if the general is guilty of the charges which has be pressed against him, No one is gonna complain about it.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 06:11 AM

Lets see how SF over comes this turn of events

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 06:26 AM

At least now we will be able to see what the truth is.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 07:06 AM

Poor foolish General has said many things not knowing the seriousness of them and later backtracks/deny or sue's those publish about what he supposedly said.

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 07:15 AM

bravo Chief magistrate!

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