(Lanka-e-News- 26.March.2015, 11.30PM) The exposure made by Lanka e news some years ago that the Sri Lanka ambassador in Russia , Udayanga Weeratunge , a relative of former President Mahinda Rajapakse is a dealer in weapons , and this has been confirmed now with the whole world coming to know he had supplied arms to terrorist groups in Ukraine.When the foreign envoys were recalled to SL recently with a view to make new appointments , Udayangana not only kept away from returning to the country but had also gone missing.
The government has decided to appoint a high powered committee to investigate these arms deals done on an international scale . Since these are very grave crimes and charges are most serious , foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera no sooner he returned to the country after his tour of China ,than he named the investigating committee. The ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine had in writing informed Samaraweera about these weapon deals including the mode of operation , the category of weapons, the names of the terrorist groups that purchased them , the period when these took place etc.
At a special media briefing held yesterday (25) , these details were revealed by the deputy minister of foreign affairs , Ajith. P. Perera . The latter pointed out ,these activities conducted at foreign diplomatic levels is a very serious issue , and despite Udayanga being dismissed from his ambassador post, he had still not reported to the ministry of foreign affairs. It is to be noted it is only Udayanga for the first time in SL ‘s history , had served as an ambassador for 8 long years after his political ambassadorial appointment in the foreign country .During the period of the last government charges were mounted against Udayanga , but by explaining that an investigation was to be conducted starting from India , it was suppressed.
It is well to recall , Lanka e news earlier on reported that it is Udayanga who supplied arms for the weapons deals of former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse.
Moreover , based on unofficial reports reaching Lanka e news ,after a vehicle accident in Russia , the story that an officer of the SL foreign service in Russia died shot down by a Russian national in the clash that followed is untrue , and that he was murdered on a premeditated plan , the relatives of the deceased suspected.That officer who died was aware of the arms deals of Udayanga. Besides , Udayanga alone going to the scene of the death which occurred in a remote place has also fuelled the suspicions, relatives disclosed.
Mahinda Rajapakse and Udayanga are cousin brothers. Mahinda Rajapakse’s mother is Dandina Hamine. Her sister is Nanda who was married to Wilbert Weeratunge and Udayanga Weeratunge the ex Russian ambassador is the eldest son of Mrs. Nanda and Mr Wilbert . Udayanga has three younger sisters , Ramani, Dayani and Gayani.
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