(Lanka-e-News 27.Aug.2015, 6.00 AM) The deposed discarded ex president Mahinda Rajapakse universally known for his brutal and lawless traits has most unashamedly and unlawfully requested the incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena to stop the on going investigations into the abduction and ruthless cold blooded murder of Lanka e news journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda , based on reports reaching Lanka e news. President Maithripala has brushed aside the request with the contempt it deserved, it is reported.
Following the elections , Mahinda has met president Maithripala and made one request – that is to halt the Ekneliyagoda murder investigation . It is now very clear that Mahinda (who was behind these crimes) is in mortal fear that he, and Gotabaya who gave orders would be exposed, following the recent arrest and detention of the army officers in this connection. Hence Mahinda had sought to instigate Maithripala to make this most despicable deplorable step and halt the investigation.
Even after president Maithripala has duly rejected this request , it is reported that the present defense secretary B.M.U.D. Basnayake another shameless lickspittle and lackey of the criminal Rajapakses is making sly and illegal moves to rescue and safeguard the ruthless brutal Rajapakses , it is learnt.
Believe it or not , the defense secretary Basnayake even at this moment has not signed the order to grant permission to the CID to continue with the detention of the four army officers (suspects) namely ,Lieutenant Colonels Shammi Kumararatne and Siriwardena, staff sergeant Rajapakse and Corporal in charge Jayalath of the Giritale camp at that time , who abducted and murdered Ekneliyagoda. Mind you ,while it is the defense secretary of the country who should take the initiative in these investigations , it is a cruel irony Basnayake our own defense secretary is acting like an accomplice in the crimes trying to save the culprits .
It is to be noted with concern that if the detention order is not extended in respect of the four suspects who were arrested on the 24 th , it will eventuate in the release of the culprits without completing the questioning.
Ordinarily under the laws, a suspect can be detained only for 72 hours .Thereafter he must be produced before a court. But as these suspects are army officers involved in conspiracy , abduction , torture and murder of citizens of the country , and those offences fall into the category of heinous crimes , and as giving authority to acts of terrorism , these suspects can be held in custody for 90 days , and investigated under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). This in other words is to enable the investigators to track down the masterminds at the bottom and behind these conspiracies and crimes.
Basnayake instead of performing his duties duly as a defense secretary , has acted like an accomplice in these crimes by going out of the way to justify the criminal actions while uttering all the sinister lies .To a prominent journalist who questioned him yesterday (26) evening on this , Basnayake uttered a blatant lie brazenly that he is being pressurized . When he was asked who that was , he said, a patriotic party leader linked to the UNF and a former powerful minister gave three calls to him and urged him to get the army suspects released . But when Lanka e news delved into this , it was discovered it is another stinking lie turned out from Basnayake’s lie factory .
Not only president Maithripala , even the army commander revealed openly at a media briefing yesterday (their secret moves to the contrary notwithstanding ) that the army ought not hamper the Ekneliyagoda murder investigation, and because the investigations are under way , nothing further can be disclosed.
According to reports reaching Lanka e news, the attorney general (AG) too in his recommendations to Basnayake has said , the suspects can be detained under the PTA.
In the circumstances , Basnayake must without playing the role of an anti national villain and culprit must reveal to the people why he is holding back without signing the detention order. If Basnayake who secured his appointment from a government that won by marching proudly over the dead bodies of Ekneliyagoda and countless many law abiding citizens is still trying his sordid pranks to camouflage the Ekneliyagoda murder ,it is doubtless he is provoking the entire nation and uniting the people against him . The people no longer want a Basnayake who commits the same evils what Gota indulged in.
It is an indisputable fact that the present defense secretary was from the beginning acting overtly and covertly for and on behalf of the murderous and criminal Rajapakses who using brutal powers kept the people trampled under their oppressive and repressive barbaric reign.
When this present defense secretary made a statement to exonerate ex defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse of charges against him of holding back many millions of rupees of the treasury that are due to the treasury , even a former president of the country Chandrika Bandaranaike said in public , Basnayake is not suitable for the post , and is a one sided pro Rajapakse regime shameless bootlicking official .
Gotabaya Rajapkse who earned colossal sums of money through illegal channels , is now spending recklessly and prodigally to repel any accusations that could mount on him. He has parted with large sums of money to portray a wrong picture in regard to the Ekneliyagoda murder and misdirect the investigations . Here is one example.
The solitary Director of the so called CaFFE election monitoring organization issued a media communiqué which was not at all relevant to the elections monitoring. He pointed out the draconian laws under the PTA should be invalidated. This sudden announcement absolutely unrelated to election monitoring which is out of point and out of place was made to give unethical publicity and a base to prevent the suspects from being questioned after obtaining a detention order. Obviously this publicity and its intensity are commensurate with the massive kickbacks collected .
The unscrupulous web Gode father that is run on the funds provided by Gotabaya , is also deeply in his toils to enlist 4 -5 more websites and prove that the brutal cold blooded murder of Ekneliyagoda is justifiable , and that he was associated with the LTTE.
Meanwhile Gotabaya who telephoned the IGP this noon had spoken for more than half an hour to accomplish his fell foul designs . Gotabaya has forced the IGP to stop the Ekneliyagoda murder inquiry by the CID forthwith .
Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumararatne involved in the Ekneliyagoda murder has sought the legal assistance of a popular lawyer who is a UNP provincial council member .The other Lieutenant Colonel Siriwardena has sought legal assistance of another popular lawyer of the national list of the JVP.
We wish to request these two lawyers , no matter the millions offered as fees , pleased do not sacrifice your self respect and dignity at the altar of filthy lucre by appearing on behalf of these cold blooded ruthless murderers who profusely lied , abducted and brutally murdered journalist and intellectual Prageeth Ekneliyagoda , a father of two innocent children . After all , as a human being , among other traits what makes you different from an animal and a black coated shark (nickname for lawyers) is your ability to place yourself in the shoes of the victim and show sympathy towards the family and children who are rendered destitute owing to these heartless criminals. Otherwise , Lanka e news is in the ready to highlight the difference between your soothing words and your wrongful deeds.
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Why not organise a protest in front of Bassa`s house, and at the same time send threatening
messages to him, so that he come done to reality, followed by the same treatment to the
Lawyer families too.... all in S.L. style. Of course only Ekniligoda is important to you, what
about the thousands of tamils so treated, all in the name of LTTE !
-- by punchinilame on 2015-08-28
The very fact that the Rajapakse brothers from hell are trying to move nirvana and earth is implicit evidence as to their diabolical involvement in this very serios crime
-- by Lisi Nona on 2015-08-28