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LfD Condemns The Attack On Dambulla ‘Badramman Kovil’
November 1, 2013
‘Lawyers for Democracy’ condemns unreservedly the attack on ‘Badramman Kovil’ at Dambulla, said Lal Wijenayake, the Convener of the Lawyers for Democracy.
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“This Kovil which is a place of religious worship specially for Hindus
has come under attack on several occasions in past and the government
has failed to take any concrete steps to stop these attacks and infact
as a result the whole Kovil has been razed to the ground. This is not
an isolated incident. Previous incidents of attacks on Churches,
mosques and Kovils and other places of religious activity of minority
religions has gone unabated and unchecked by the state. These incidents
shows the level of intolerance of diversity and dissent that prevails in
our society today. What is of most concern is the impunity with which
these criminal acts are committed against religious and ethnic
minorities.” the LfD further said.
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Lawyers Condemn Appointing Navy Commander As Shipping Chairman
November 1, 2013 |
‘Lawyers for Democracy’ views with deep concern the appointment
of Navy Commander as the new chairman of Ceylon Shipping Corporation.
We see this as another step in the process of militarization of civil
society says, the Convener of the Lawyers for Democracy, Lal Wijenayake.
Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage
Issuing a statement the LfD says; “This appointment comes in the wake of
the appointment of serving officers of the security forces and retired
officers of the security forces as Provincial Governors, Heads of
Departments, Heads of Corporations, and other government institutions as
well as the handing over of the management of several institutions from
international stadiums to tourist hotels, where the government has a
stake to the army, navy or the air force. This makes the security
forces directly involved in business ventures. We have seen the serious
consequences of such militarization of civil society and the
involvement of security forces in business ventures in Pakistan and
Egypt in particular. The obstacles to establishing democratic
government and strengthening civilian rule in these two countries has
been mainly due to the control that the security establishment has in
governance and economic activities.
We condemn this move to appoint the Commander of the Navy as the
Chairman of the Shipping Corporation and we call upon the civil society
to oppose the process of militarization of civil society.”
