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Lanka Editor finally released: President absolutely ignorant of this detention; how wonderful!

(Lanka-e-News, Feb.16, 2010, 5.30PM) The Editor of ‘Lanka’ newspaper Chandana Sirimalwatte who was detained on orders of Defense Secretary was released today (16) without any charges being filed and unconditionally.

Sirimalwatte was arrested by the CID on 29th January and held in custody for three long months.

Sirimalwatte was produced this evening to the chambers of the Gangodawila Magistrate by the CID and was released. He had already filed recently, a Fundamental rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court against his unlawful detention and for his immediate release.

The sudden release of the Editor was a consequence of the questions raised regarding his arrest from the President by a non state media personnel at a meeting of leading journalists of the State media yesterday at the Temple trees.

According to reports reaching lanka e news, this release was triggered after the President was questioned by the editor of ‘Ravaya’, Victor Ivan who was also present at the meeting as on what grounds the Lanka Editor is being detained and for what purpose. The President had replied that he was not aware of Sirimalwatte’s detention.

After Sirimalwatte was arrested by the CID on the 29th, he was ordered to be detained for 30 days by the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse. The irony of ironies is that this Defense Ministry is under the control of the President. Besides, the Defense Secretary is President’s brother. Yet, President confesses to his abysmal ignorance on this subject.

WSWS reporters recently visited the concentration camps covertly and filed this report

The Sri Lankan government claims that after the “resettlement” of some Tamil the situation in the concentration camps has improved. The situation there for 248 106 innocent Tamil civilians is worsening, again exposing President Rajapakse’s lies.

People at Manik Farm are still living in the small tents put up last May, 8 month ago . These tents are now in a decrepit condition.

The concentration camps are still guarded by soldiers and surrounded by barbed wire.

Anger, resentment and weariness are evident in the faces of people who have now been incarcerated for eight months without adequate food, medical care and sanitary facilities.

There has been no let up in the seizing of youth as LTTE suspects. We were told that military intelligence personnel come night and day to drag people away. Everyone is afraid that they will be next. The climate of fear and hopelessness prevails with no justice or fairness is in sight

The Sri Lankan government claims that people have been given freedom of movement. But this is false. Those who want to leave have to apply and their release is by no means guaranteed.

For short-term releases, an application form must be filled out at the camp’s military office. A family member has to vouch for the outgoing person by signing the application form. Those given “freedom of movement” have to return on the same day. If they fail, the family member is taken into custody ortured and beaten ruthlessly .

The regime for visitors is also prison-like. Visitors have to register with police at the entrance to the camp. They can only enter after a body search and are then confined to the visitors’ area. No cameras or cell phones are allowed. Visitors cannot come closer than a metre or so to the inmates and often have to speak loudly to communicate. Soldiers monitor what is being said and also the limited amount of time allocated.

Food is limited. The weekly ration is just a kilogram each of rice, flour and sugar and 100 grams of lentils or dhal per person. People have no money to buy other essentials. They do not get fish, meat, egg or vegetables. The rations are obvious inadequate and many children and adults are suffering from malnutrition.

Water is also scarce. Each inmate receives five litres of drinking water per week. Tube wells have been sunk to use for bathing and washing, but the water is very salty. To ease the water shortages, the Sri Lankan Army unit in charge of the camp has brought muddy water from a nearby dam , however , if people bathe in that muddy water they would get the extensive body rashes , eye infection and many other irritations .

Health services in the camp have deteriorated. Last month the Colombo government washed its hands of providing health care, passing the responsibility to the provincial government. However, provincial health services lack adequate funds and are crumbling. Doctors assigned to the camps only attend for two to three hours a day. The sick have to wait in line or several days in a row for a Doctor appointment.

21,500 Tamil children, who are still in the Concentration camps , have been deprived of education, in fact more 97% IDP youngsters had failed the exam last year

During the election campaign, Rajapakse visited one of the camps and feigned anger at the conditions facing the inmates. He promised to complete the resettlement process by 31 of January 2010.

State-owned TV stations broadcast footage of Rajapakse giving “advice” to military personnel to provide “facilities” for the refugees.

It was all for show.

Nothing has happened since.

And half the real ‘terrorists’ who were in the camps probably paid off people and got out anyway! you wrote

A very big word to hide behind, “Probably”, often used to explain away the unexplainable.

It really means ignorance when used in the context of your statement above.

My MENSA buddies and I fight fire with fire. A public forum demands honesty, and I believe I’ve said it like it is!

It clearly shows that you’re just the other side of the coin – of these “scum suckers”.

Why don’t you consider this as a public forum as well and not engage in temperamental diatribes? Before advising me of public etiquette…

People might take you more seriously then!

You guys should consider the fact that that this is a public forum.
If your MENSA buddies read your comments you might loose your membership.

Cheers

At the start SF was banging on and on saying the administration was holding them (IDPs) against their will!

Then when the administration fast tracked the process just to shut up those UN haemorrhoids, there goes SF again… IDPs are being released into unsafe, de-mined areas!

I kid you not within the space of a week this 180 flip.. You live in Sri Lanka (those who do), you watched the news, am I wrong??? Java Jones and Idealist can rant on but some of us have half a brain to see cheap tactics.