(Lanka-e-News -09.June.2016, 11.30PM) It was in the nineties , that was about 20 years ago the army was recommended to move out the ‘Ammo dump’ that is, the armory in the Kosgama salawa as it was danger prone, a retired army specialist on Arms and Ammunition technology (ATPO) revealed to Lanka e news.
At that time with a view to inspecting the security status of the Kosgama camp and submit a recommendation report , a team of technology experts was appointed headed by the army operations Director then , Major General Sisira Wijesuriya (Bada Wijesuriya) , and this specialist who spoke to Lanka e news was attached to that team and was working along with them then.
In the report that was forwarded to the army chiefs at that time it was mentioned the camp was extremely insecure and the bullets and weapons (at that time ammunition too were stored in it) shall be transferred to a more secure destination.
During that period , because the war was in progress , it was difficult to implement the recommendation , but the failure of security chiefs to take action to implement the recommendation after the conclusion of the war in 2009 , until 2016 , that is for 7 years cannot be pardoned or condoned under any circumstances , he pinpointed.
The Rajapakses after the conclusion of the war instead of carrying out the tasks within the army, threw the army commander Sarath Fonseka into jail; and employed the army to clean drains, embellish the city, sell vegetables, hold musical shows, conduct car races, perform Bodhi poojas etc. and gave priority to such vindictive or petty activities but not to national priorities . This catastrophe was the outcome of that neglect . Hence the Rajapakses should be fully answerable to this holocaust for ignoring this most important task concerning the security of a whole nation despite being warned of the great and grave impending danger , the specialist regretted.
The present army commander cannot disclaim responsibility in respect of the charges of negligence leveled against him , the retired specialist added.
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Whoever is to blame,Sumal(Flak Jacket) Perera must be attending church much more, and Army high ups and Procurement Officers must be holding Buddha poojas at the prospect of the obscene amounts of money yet to be made in replacing the destroyed ammunition with even more (dud) ammunition. Remember the flak jackets meant to stop bullets but didn't?
-- by Hikmeeya on 2016-06-10
