That Is Why We Need An International Inquiry

  By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya

In a shocking revelation, a former army intelligence officer Kandegedara Priyawansa told the Mount Lavinia Magistrate on May 12, 2011 that he was instructed by the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) to claim that a top army official was involved in the killing of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge.

The intelligence officer who is now in remand, told in open Court that he was instructed to say the army official, whose name was not mentioned in Court, was involved in the killing, in return for a chance to go overseas and secure for himself a house in Sri Lanka.

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War Crimes Investigations: A Prudent Way Out Of The Mess

Courtesy: militaryphotos.net

By Jude Fernando

“In trying to do good, we have been living beyond our moral resources and have fallen into hypocrisy and self-righteousness” —  William V. Cannon, commenting on the Vietnam War, New York Times, February 6, 1966
“Conquer the angry man by love, Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth.” — The Dhammapada p. 223

Despite the best efforts of the Sri Lankan government, the claim that Sri Lanka is a “Killing Field” is fast becoming a social and political rallying point for diverse interest groups.

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