Govt. to revisit Ch. 4 video

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The Government will check on the documentary titled “Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields” aired by Britain’s Channel 4 on Tuesday night.

“We will revisit this documentary carefully and have our own forensic experts and foreign experts to look at the footage and respond accordingly,” government spokesman and Media Minister Kheliya Rambukwella told Daily Mirror today.

He said it was premature to comment on the contents of the video or how the government would respond.

The minister said a similar video was telecast by channel 4 in 2009 and these were proved to be false.

“We had forensic experts look into it at the time and video footage was proved to be fabricated. Therefore the authenticity of this documentary and footage is also in doubt,” he said and added that in six months time further fabricated information could be presented and the government would have to keep responding to these allegations as well.

The documentary is described as being “a powerful case for bringing those responsible to justice.” The minister responded to these lines as being “one single agenda that is working for its own ends. All this will be revisited and then the government will respond to it accordingly.”

Meanwhile the Media Centre for National Security maintained that it had already proved the video to be manipulated. “We have maintained that these images are false and have been collected over a period of one year and three months to disgrace the Sri Lankan image,” Director General of the MCNS Lakshman Hulugalle said.

He further added that the documentary, even if viewed by locals, would not diminish the morale or image of the military because within the country it was a forgone-conclusion that the footage was manipulated. However he admitted that the video would hurt Sri Lanka’s international image. “It is definitely going to look bad for Sri Lanka internationally. Yet it has been internationally recognized that the Sri Lankan forces are one of the most disciplined forces in the world, especially during the humanitarian operation,” he said. (Dianne Silva)

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Comments - 16

cracko Wednesday, 15 June 2011 07:42 AM

Good luck

I Hussein Wednesday, 15 June 2011 07:57 AM

What the heck you guys been doing past two years? What an irresponsible bunch of clawns. This is kind of a matter of life and death where the country's futire is concern.

vignesh Wednesday, 15 June 2011 08:01 AM

Hello Sinhalese brother and sisters ,It may happen you in future ,then you know pain.Animals will bite anyone.

ransam Wednesday, 15 June 2011 08:16 AM

Is the one shown in 2009 and 2011 same or different?

Shame Wednesday, 15 June 2011 08:23 AM

just watch and realize, rather than asking here..

Patriot Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:02 AM

Aiyo machcho! Samarasingha sahodarayo paw giya saththiye meka Geneva di dekka ne, Oyagolloth meka dekala kichi kichi wuna ne. Den mokada kiyanne?? Booru Katha ne oi??

Nissanka Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:07 AM

Yes, watch the whole thing on "youtube".

good doc Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:04 AM

what is the language they ( the people who engaged,in so socalled war crimes) in those C4 videos? Is it good Sinhalese language or poor Sinhalese or any other language?

Chenamana Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:11 AM

so you and your thuggery gangs can visit to UK and stay there for two weeks and spend 20millon rupees and come back empty.

R.Dias Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:17 AM

confusion !!! one says the images are false and at the same time he says that those have been collected over a period of one year & three months.

ravi Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:19 AM

another good news for us..thanks thanks thanks

karu Thursday, 16 June 2011 03:48 AM

First said that was fake video.......now investigation

Profs wiki & Ruwan W Thursday, 16 June 2011 05:59 AM

Undoubtedly jilmaarted images to put SL in trouble and prevent both Tamil and Sinhala communities enjoying the dividends of peace.

Jabos Thursday, 16 June 2011 10:47 AM

Ya - Funny how this loony government believes in Reacting to situations than being proactive. We knew this was coming some months back and slept on it.

neutral Thursday, 16 June 2011 06:15 PM

then jail

Tera Saturday, 18 June 2011 04:16 PM

May be the same fabricated fakeone.

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