(Lanka-e-News -07.Sep.2015, 4.10PM) In the abduction and murder of Lanka e news journalist Prageeth Ekneliyagoda by the group of army personnel led by Lieutenant Colonel Shammi Kumararatne on the orders of ex defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse, the story created that Ekneliyagoda had links with the LTTE intelligence division is an absolute lie, and there is no evidence at all to substantiate it , an officer of the CID conducting investigations told Lanka e news.
He went on to reveal , after the conclusion of the war ,all the documents and registers of LTTE intelligence division leader Pottu Amman were scrutinised, but there was no indication anywhere that Prageeth and LTTE intelligence division had links.
The officer also bemoaned , the group that abducted Prageeth , and the team that helped them are via their media friends concocting fairy tales that Prageeth had connections with the LTTE intelligence division in order to mislead the investigations. But unfortunately for them the investigations are progressing duly despite their callous determination and attempts to divert the investigations.
Information in regard to who abducted Prageeth and interrogated while detaining him at the Girithale camp ,and who gave the orders? have been unearthed , and investigations are now on to determine the fate of Prageeth’s body . After all the facts are ascertained , the culprits will be hauled up before court , and legal action instituted , the CID officer disclosed.
Meanwhile , a defense ministry spokesman told Lanka e news that not only in relation to Prageeth’s abduction and murder , even in the other illegal abductions and murders , those army officers responsible are now whimpering that they acted because of the instructions of Gotabaya.
The defense ministry has advised these officers ,since Gotabaya’s group is not going to return to power , it is better these officers come forward feralessly and reveal the truth regarding the individual who gave them the illegal orders to abduct and murder , so that they can by their confessions get the maximum clemency in court without getting into further trouble, the spokesman revealed.
Niether the president nor the Prime minister is giving instructions to save any officer of the forces who was involved in these illegal activities ,the defense ministry spokesman added
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The minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe assumed duties as the new minister of Buddhasasana.
What is the point in having a Buddhasasana ministry if it is only a silent observer to all the anti-Buddhist acts committed by the Buddhist clergy? The new Buddhasasana minister under President Maithree should think of forming a Buddhist Disciplinary Commission/Committee under the Ministry of Buddhasasana to maintain the Buddhist Vinaya (disciplinary code) among the Buddhist clergy. Respected Buddhist monks like Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero can chair such a committee. All the rouge Monks (hora ganayas or cheevaradharis) who are hijacking the Buddhist religion with their anti-Buddhist activities and disrupting the peace in the country should be subjected to disciplinary action and should be disrobed. Buddhist disciplinary laws should be enacted specially for the Buddhist clergy who violate the Buddhist values and principles. This has become an urgent need in Sri Lanka if Yahapalanaya is to succeed.
Let us hope that the newly appointed Buddhasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who is also the minister of justice will bring in new laws to overcome the above issue.
-- by Nimal Fernando on 2015-09-08
