Release of Sri Lanka's former Army Commander form jail is more controversial than sending him to jail

Source: Albert Bigelow Paine, Thomas Nast: His Period and His Pictures, 1904 

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa's media spokesman Bandula Jayasekara says that the cabinet has granted approval to release Sarath Fonseka.

The proposal in this regard has been moved by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the spokesman says.

However, the cabinet spokesman Acting Minister of Communication and Media Lakshaman Yapa Anewardhana today denied discussing anything regarding release of Sarath Fonseka at the cabinet meeting held yesterday evening.

Media were speculating on the possible release of Fonseka in near future.

Democratic National Alliance (NDA) MP Tiran Alles yesterday held talks with the President regarding the release of the NDA leader Sarath Fonseka.

This shows that the imprisonment of Sarath Fonseka was entirely an act of the government for which the system of justice was manipulated. Yet, we do not know if Fonseka was jailed through a decision of the cabinet.

If Sri Lanka's judiciary is independent and if Fonseka's case is entirely legal, why should the cabinet decide to release Fonseka?

The release of Fonseka will raise more issues than the imprisonment of him. It will be a public lifting of the back curtain to show the anal where the rule of law intercourses with the political authorities.

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Lawyers protest in Sri Lanka against brutal attack against lawyer appeared in a murder case

The Association of Lawyers of Magistrate Courts of Colombo launched a protest today before the main court in Colombo today demanding immediate arrest of the culprits of the attack against a lawyer who appeared for the double murder of two Buddhist monks in a temple in Kotte.

Hundreds of lawyers boycotted court proceedings today and launched a protest campaign before Hulftsdorp court complex paralyzing the court proceedings.

 However, the Deputy Inspector General of Police - Colombo, Anura Senanayaka met the lawyers and discussed with them. The lawyers agreed to suspend their action on the promise of police to arrest the culprits of the assault incident.

A lawyer named Sumith Silva was brutally attacked and a spittoon filled with saliva was poured over his body by a group led by Buddhist monks and laymen in front of the Nugegoda Magistrate Court as he was coming out of the court following appearing for the suspects of the murder of two Buddhist monks.

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Still no arrests regarding inhuman attack on Sri Lankan lawyer for appearing for suspects of a murder

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Lawyers of Sri Lanka's major court complex protesting yesterday demanding arresting the culprits of the humiliating attack on a lawyer that appeared for suspects of a double murder of Buddhist monks.

The lawyer was attacked publicly in front of a court and a spittoon full of saliva was poured over his body.

Buddhist monks and white clad laymen including elderly women who claim pious were engaged in the assault but no suspect was arrested yet. The incident took place on March 22.

Sri Lanka Bar Association has also remained silent about the incident.

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Capitalism without rule of law is Krandeniya; violence in a town of Sri Lanka

Karandeniya is an insignificant tiny town in Southern Province of Sri Lanka. However, Karandeniya hit headlines yesterday due to violence in a post-murder scenario.

A doctor businessman who owned a channeling center was  brutally assassinated on September 29 and the mystery came to light almost a month after.

Read the incident here: Bloody competition for doctor channeling come to light in doctor murder in Sri Lanka

Here is the immediate aftermath of the arrest:

Police imposed curfew in Karandeniya police area in Galle district due to a tense situation there. The curfew is to prevail until further notice, police say.

Angry mobs set fire to a medical laboratory run by a suspect arrested for a murder. Several other buildings in the vicinity were also damaged. The suspect's house was also set fire reports from Karandenuya say.

The suspect allegedly killed a doctor in Karandeniya on September 29 with connivance of an Army captain and two soldiers. The last two persons who were brothers were the gunmen in the assassination plot.

The house of the Army captain and a business place of his father's was also set fire.

Another shop burnt belonged to a nurse that worked in the medical center of the suspect.

Police Special Task Force was also summoned to control the situation, but after the carnage was complete.

The killing of the doctor was due to rivalry created by competition in doctor channeling in this small town.The slain doctor is reported as a gentleman with a good heart. Not only that, he had been a very successful businessman. He was trying to monopolize in medical center business there through a fair competition. There is nothing wrong until he pays income tax according to books.

In advanced capitalist economies there is rule of law and the losers are prevented of taking personal revenge from the rivals like this.

What Sri Lanka lacks foremost today is rule of law.

A bigwig in the town, Minister of Resettlement Gunarathna Weerakoon was in the town celebrating the police success of arresting the culprits of the brutal murder of the doctor. The violence followed his visit, speech and lightening of firecrackers by his supporters.

There are reasonable suspicions that Minister ignited violence against the families of the suspects.

There may be more channel center owners who threw petrol to fire to see the opening of a new market for them through blood and fire.

capitalism is brutal since the primary force that drives it is craving for profit. Such capitalism without rule of law is Krandeniya.

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Convicted Kandy Mayor released under special Presidential pardon

Former Mayor of Kandy city of Sri Lanka Kesara Senanayaka who was convicted for robbing public money was acquitted yesterday under a special presidential pardon.

Senanayaka was convicted for defrauding funds allocated for a training in Thaiwan and touring in Singapore with his wife with that money.

He was found guilty by Colombo Chief Magistrate for two counts. He was fined and given suspended jail terms as well.

The punishments were endorsed by the Court of Appeal as well following an appeal from the convict.

The convict was pardoned and released yesterday by Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli on an official request from the President Mahinda Rajapaksa under section 34 (1)(A) of the constitution.

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