அளுத்கம
மற்றும் பேருவளை பிரதேசத்தில் முன்கூட்டியே பாதுகாப்பு நடவடிக்கைகளை
பின்பற்ற அரசாங்கம் தவறியமை தொடர்பில் முழுமையாக விசாரணை செய்யப் படல்
வேண்டும் என சிரேஸ்ட அமைச்சா டியூ.குணசேகர தெரிவித்துள்ளார் .
பொதுபல சேனா இயக்கத்தின் வன்முறை சார்
நடவடிக்கைகளை அரசாங்கம் தொடர்ந்தும் வேடிக்கை பார்த்தக் கொண்டிருப்பதற்கான
காரணம் புரியவில்லை என மேலும் சிரேஸ்ட அமைச்சா அதிர்ச்சி
வெளியிட்டுள்ளார்
கடும்போக்கு அமைப்புக்களினால்
மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வரும் வன்முறைகள் ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் அமைப்பின்
விசாரணைகளுக்கு வலு சேர்க்கும் வகையில் அமைந்துவிடும் என அவர் எச்சரிக்கை
விடுத்துள்ளார். சில கடும்போக்குவாத அமைப்புக்கள் கடுமையான பயங்கரவாதப்
பாணியில் செயற்பட்டு வருவதாகவும், இதனை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாது எனவும் அவர்
சுட்டிக்காட்டியுள்ளார்.
அண்மைய வன்முறைகள் மோதல்கள் யுத்தத்தின்
பின்னரான இன நல்லிணக்கத்தை மிகப் பாரதூரமாக பாதிக்கக் கூடும் என அவர்
எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்.
The government’s failure to
adopt pre-emptive security measures at Alutgama and Beruwala should be
thoroughly investigated, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri
Lanka and Senior Minister Dew Gunasekera said yesterday.
Expressing shock and anger
over the government’s inaction, the senior minister stressed the need to
establish the circumstances leading to Sunday’s mayhem. Violence
claimed the lives of two Muslims and caused injuries to over 80 persons,
vast majority of them residents of Alutgama and Beruwela. The police
said that the deceased had many cut injuries, though there were no
gunshot wounds.
Clashes left seven policemen including an STF sergeant injured. The police commando suffered gunshot injuries.
The police lifted the curfew
imposed on Alutgama and Beruwala at 8 a.m. yesterday. It would be
re-imposed depending on the situation, they said. A senior police
officer said of 47 persons arrested for violating curfew as well as
involvement in violence 30 had been remanded pending inquiries, 15 given
police bail and two detained for questioning.
Among the arrested were two
armed Buddhist monks, the police said. Both had been under the influence
of liquor at the time of their arrest on Tuesday night, the police
confirmed.
Senior Minister Gunasekera
said the actions of some of the extremist elements were essentially
terrorist in nature. Referring to a group of activists from Bodu Bala
Sena (BBS) storming the Trade and Commerce Ministry in late April this
year, Minister Gunasekera said that he couldn’t understand why the
government had remained silent.
The BBS was even looking for
Jathika Bala Sena Secretary, UPFA Mahiyangana Pradeshiya Sabha member,
Ven. Watareka Vijitha Thera who, it claimed was hiding in that ministry.
Minister Gunasekera claimed
that those supportive of Sri Lanka had come under intense pressure at
the last sessions of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights
Council (UNHRC) to abandon Sri Lanka due to violence perpetrated by
extremist elements. The ongoing terror campaign had caused an
irreparable setback to post-war national reconciliation efforts and
brought the government into disrepute, the minister said.
National Unity Alliance (NUA) leader and UNP Central Provincial Councilor Azath S. Salley yesterday told The Island
that Alutgama violence could have been prevented if the police had
heeded his plea to prevent a gathering of extremists at Alutgama last
Sunday. Unfortunately, the police obviously acting at the behest of the
government allowed the gathering leading to unprovoked attacks on the
Muslim community. Responding to a query, Salley said that having warned
Senior DIG Anura Senanayake in charge of the Western Province to prevent
the gathering, the situation was brought to the notice of IGP N. K.
Illangakoon on Sunday. Asked whether he identified those planning to
gather in Alutgama, Salley released a copy of his letter addressed to
the IGP in which he accused the BBS as well as Sihala Ravaya of planning
to go on the rampage. Salley warned the IGP that the gathering in
Alutgama was nothing but a planned attempt to cause mayhem.
Police headquarters acknowledged the IGP had received a letter from Salley warning of an impending attack.
Authoritative security sources told The Island
that there had been several other incidents outside Alutgama and
Beruwela during the past 24 hours ending 6.00 am yesterday. Action had
been taken to thwart several attempts to incite Sinhalese and Muslims to
violence, a police officer said, adding that the police and the armed
forces remained on a heightened state of alert to meet any eventuality.
Among those incidents were throwing petrol bombs and distribution of
inflammatory leaflets in Horana, damaging a Buddha statue in
Kotiyakumbura and an arson attack on a shop belonging to a Sinhalese at
Darga town by another group of Sinhalese. Sources said that a group
persons had thrown burning tyres into a mosque and a house in Horana.
The police detained four Muslim youth trying to set some tyres ablaze at
Pallimunai. Stones were also thrown at two SLTB buses at Saindamarudhu
in the Ampara District, damaging them. The police seized petrol bombs
and knives from a Buddhist temple and a Muslim shop in Darga town.- Island.lk
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