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| Weerawansa and his cronies surround UN Colombo office and hold the staff hostage: Police turn a blind eye |
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| -Ban Ki Moon is a coward -SL is going to tame you- Wimal shouts himself hoarse |
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 (Lanka-e-News 06.July.2010 10.25PM) The member countries have not granted authority to Ban Ki Moon to implement the measures that ought to be taken against SL 's war crimes. We tell Ban Ki moon not to interfere in matters which are beyond his capacity and face unnecessary repercussions. Cowardly Ban Ki Moon is coming to investigate SL. He is an insult to the good name of the UN. You are going to be taught a lesson in SL. Better you go to Iraq and search those killings.
These were the ‘honorable’ enunciations contained in the announcement made by Weerawansa, the Honorable Minister of housing and engineering services under the most Honorable , His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakse. Weerawansa is the leader of the NFF which is a party with the Govt.
These outrageous statements were made by Weerawansa when he addressed those who were staging a fast and the protestors who demonstrated in front of the UN office in Colombo today .
The Rajapakse Cabinet Minister Weerawansa with about 2000 members of his NFF party staged a massive protest demonstration today (6) blocking the entrance to the UN office at Thummulla junction .
Until the special advisory Committee appointed by UN Sec. General Ban Ki Moon to investigate the SL war crimes is withdrawn , the protestors who held the staff of the UN office captive by obstructing the main entrance erected platforms to stage a fast .
Housing Minister Weerawansa, Deputy Minister Weerakumara Dissanayake, Achala Jagoda M P, NFF media spokesman and former MP Mohomed Muzammil , former MP Piyasiri Wijenayake, Bhikkhus who are frontline supporters of the NFF first assembled at the Colombo Henry Pedris stadium and began a march from there to the UN office . Minister Weerawansa pushed aside all the barriers placed by the Police and made entry to stage the massive demonstration.
An effigy of Ban Ki Moon was burnt in front of the UN office. The protestors then began a fast from the platform . Former MPs Piyasiri Wijenayake , Mohomed Muzzammil and Wayambe PC member Senaratne Silva joined in the fast.
Minister Wimal Weerawansa addressing the protestors stated thus…..
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon by using powers not vested in him has started an International campaign against the Head of State and the Forces who defeated the terrorists.
Ban Ki Moon has no authority whatsoever to appoint a Committee to investigate the affairs of a member country or any of its issues. Ban Ki Moon is an individual who had been appointed as a Secretary General by the member countries. SL is a country which is a member of the United Nations. This office is situated in a land owned by SL Govt. Their water Bills are also paid by the Govt. The Secretary by taking the side of the terrorists who are separatists has poked his fingers into matters which are not within his purview.
If Moon has a problem regarding SL , he can make his proposals to the Security Council or to the Human rights Council. Apart from this Moon has no right to act in the way he is acting now. The member countries have not empowered Ban Ki Moon to appoint Committees to decide on what action should be taken against SL war crimes . We therefore clearly warn Ban Ki Moon not to trespass on his limits and provoke the motherland loving Sri Lankans which can lead to catastrophic reprisals.
We came today with the object of resolving this problem with the UN Colombo Office. We will not budge form here today. We will stage a fast in front of the entrance until the bogus Committee is withdrawn.
The Forces who fought the war conducted themselves in an exemplary manner. They were a model to the world. Moon first investigate the killings in Iraq by the Americans. Cowardly Moon is coming to investigate SL . He is tarnishing the name of the UN. We tell these white men here to immediately intimate to Ban Ki Moon to withdraw the Committee as we are not allowing them to go until the withdrawal is effected. We came today not with the idea of going back. If those inside this office wish to come out , this bogus Committee must be withdrawn . Until this Committee is withdrawn , we will not call off our fast.
People united to support to win the war .Similarly , we ask the people who are loving their motherland to come forward and extend support on this issue too. Making Fonseka as a witness , and hauling up our Forces personnel before the International Courts cannot be allowed. You will learn a bitter lesson in SL .
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When the protest was beginning , there were about 15 police officers including high ranking officers. But , as the protests got heated , it was noticeable that the Police officers slowly slipped away from the scene. One of the protestors climbed the wall of the UN office and painted the security camera that was there with black paint .
While these demonstrations were being staged outside , the staff off the UN office were seen watching the drama from within .
It is significant to note that Weerawansa addressing a media briefing recently said , the UN office should be held siege and the staff must be taken hostage , for which the people should extend their support . When the UN inquired about this statement of Minister Weerawansa from the Govt. , a spokesman for the Govt. replied that those were the personal views of Weerawansa , and the Govt. dissociates itself from those statements. |
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