4 Friday 20th October, 2006 Meat stall cause Boucher stresses US of double murder by Norman Palihawadana

Wednesday’s double murder at the Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia Municipal condemnation of LTTE terrorism Council was the outcome of a simmering dispute over the operation of a meat stall, police said yesterday in the area led to the President Mahinda acts of violence, particularly Geneva Talks II scheduled for solution is reached. Rajapaksa said that the attack. Rajapakse yesterday said that the suicide bomb attack in 28 — 29 October, President “He discussed with terms of reference to his pro- A senior police official said that the international community Habarana on 16th October Rajapaksa said that the Assistant Secretary Boucher posed Commission of Amarasinghapelige Leelaratne alias should ensure that the LTTE killing more than 100 LTTE’s continued violence the emerging southern con- Inquiry and International Dehiwela Lokka always secured the ten- should remain at the negoti- unarmed Naval officers and does not help when the gov- sensus with an MoU to be Independent Group of der for this particular meat stall. “He ating table until a solution is civilians and the attack on ernment is planning to par- signed by him and the main Eminent Persons have been transferred the permit to a third party found to the national prob- the Naval Base in Galle on ticipate in talks with them. political party, the UNP. He worked out and are being and earned an easy profit,” he said. Some lem. He expressed this view at Wednesday. However, he is committed to also briefed the visiting dig- finalized. The President law enforcement officers had been in his a meeting with US Assistant “The US Assistant finding a negotiated settle- nitary on the progress made expected to announce the pay, he said. Secretary of State Richard Secretary assured the Sri ment to the ethnic conflict. in evolving a framework for a names of the respective Police identified the other victim as Boucher at Temple Trees. Lankan President that the US He hoped that the LTTE will negotiated settlement by an group members shortly. Chanaka Deepthi. A senior police official A Presidents Office release holds a strong position oppos- not be intransigent again All Party Representatives Assistant Secretary described Dehiwela Lokka as a notorious said: “Boucher called on the ing terrorism and that they during the process of talks. Committee and an Advisory Boucher welcomed the infor- gangster wanted in connection with a President during an official would support in The President emphasized Group of Experts drawn mation provided by spate of offences including killings. visit he is undertaking to Sri every way in the country’s that the international com- from different ethnic commu- President Rajapaksa and Eyewitnesses said that two youth Lanka. Boucher reiterated fight against terrorism as munity must ensure that the nities. assured the President of walked up to the victims and shot them at the condemnation of the well as the quest for peace. LTTE remains at the “Referring to the human every assistance in this point blank range through their heads United States of the LTTE’s “Talking of the proposed Negotiation Table until a rights situation, President respect.” and ran away.

Armour Veterans MEP honours SC judgement on Assn. AGM North and East merger The annual general The Central Committee of the Mahajana integrity of the motherland, it also challenged report in the meeting of Armour Eksath Peramuna yesterday recorded appre- the supremacy of the people certified by the Committee report. Veterans Association ciation for the judgement made by the constitution. With this background, in the context of will be held at 9 a.m. at Supreme Court, that the proclamation by The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna was a the judgement of the Supreme Court that Rock House Camp, Gazette of the temporary merger of the prominent pioneering participant in the patri- the temporary merger of the Northern and Modera on Sunday (22). Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka otic people’s struggle, unbroken since the East provinces is null and void, the under the Indo-Lanka Accord in 1987 by the fusion of the Northern and Eastern Provinces Mahajana Eksath Peramuna expresses its late President J. R. Jayawardene was illegal in 1987, to separate them and restore the sta- appreciation of the Supreme Court of the Clarification... and invalid. tus quo ante. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, In one issue of A press release issued by Deputy Even when other forces were silent or of the Chief Justice and the other Justices, Wednesday, October 18, Secretary of the Party Tissa Jayawardena apathetic, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the reporting the felicita- Yapa added “The temporary amalgamation of addressed the people and the Parliament, three petitioners - including the two tion of former Minister the Northern and Eastern Provinces was car- on various platforms opposing the amalga- Members of Parliament - and the lawyers and MP Paul Perera by ried out using Emergency Regulations arbi- mation of the Northern and Eastern who brought this matter before the Supreme the OBA of Maris trarily and with scant regard to the tremen- Provinces and explaining the facts of the Court. Stella College, we erro- dous opposition of the patriotic people led by matter. It steadfastly demonstrated the anti- Furthermore, the Central Committee of neously referred to Mr. the great and noble Maha Sangha. constitutional nature of this act. the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna fraternally Perera as ‘the late Paul UNP leader meets visiting us Assistant Secretary of State Richard Thousands of youth who resisted the process The Leader of the Eksath Peramuna, informs the people that it was decided at its Perera.’ Boucher, Ambassador for Central and South Asian Affairs, on Thursday. Pic by D. paid with their lives for their motherland. strongly recommend- meeting to meet the President to inform him The error is regret- Banduwardena. Streams of blood flowed. ed the re-partition of the Northern and with regard to the current political and secu- ted While this mendacious temporary merger Eastern Provinces and their continuation as rity situation and the forthcoming budget severely threatened the unity and territorial two separate entitles in the alternative and to discuss these matters with him”. Targeting the Tamil Tigers The Washington Times Editorial Oct. 18, 2006 Any hope that the militant Liberation ments with a disingenuous promise of peace Lanka this week to meet with government Tigers of Tamil Eelam would respond to only to use the break in hostilities to secretly officials and members of a Japanese envoy diplomatic pressure and renounce their ter- regroup, rearm and relaunch their offensive. working in the country. While the trip should rorist tactics ahead of the cease-fire negotia- The Tamil Tigers are not interested in peace- convey U.S. concern with the violence, the tions scheduled for the end of the month was ful coexistence; their only goal is to win sub- only effective way for the international com- murderously subverted by a suicide attack stantial territorial concessions, which is a munity to pressure the Tamil Tigers is by tar- that killed more than 100 Sri Lankan sailors nonstarter for the Sri Lankan government, geting the group’s world-wide fundraising this week. Although the government is and justifiably so. The Tigers, furthermore, network. poised to enter peace talks backed by politi- lack any real support of the Tamil people and The recent arrests in Baltimore of cal consensus for the first time, its willing- intimidate their opposition into silence. six men accused of purchasing weapons, ness to negotiate the end of violence in Sri This is a negotiation between a including Russian-made surface-to-air mis- Lanka is being undermined by the rebel state and the terrorist group that pioneered siles, for the Tigers, which came only a few group’s continuing violence. The talks are the use of suicide bombing. Under no cir- months after similar arrests were made in a still scheduled, but will only provide salvation cumstances can they be considered equals, sting operation in New York, are the first for the war-torn South Asian nation if the and it’s essential that the international com- concrete actions taken since the United Tamil Tigers can be forced into truly renounc- munity, as it works to put the country on the States classified the Tamil Tigers as a ter- ing violence — an unlikely prospect. right track, pronounce this distinction rorist organization in 1997. These important Legitimate cease-fire talks require ardently. (Indeed, the United States refuses arrests should be followed by forceful pros- the Tamil Tigers to match the government’s to negotiate with any terrorist groups.) ecution. This is precisely the kind of action level of commitment to peace. In the past Assistant Secretary of State that U.S. authorities need to take to disrupt two decades of peace efforts, however, this Richard Boucher, who has rightly noted that the flow of money and weapons to the Sri hasn’t happened. The Tamil Tigers have the Tigers are a “terrorist group that needs Lankan terrorists, which is the only way to entered negotiations and cease-fire agree- to be treated accordingly,” travels to Sri force the group into earnest negotiations. DMMC killing over meat stall

by Norman Palihawadana Wednesday’s double murder at the Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council was the outcome of a simmer- ing dispute over the operation of a meat stall, police said yesterday. The new library of the Bank of Ceylon (BoC) Metropolitan Branch was recently A senior police official said that opened by Chairman BoC Udaya Kariyawasam. Chief Manager City Bank Ms. Y. H. Amarasinghapelige Leelaratne alias A. Karunadharma and General Manager Y. H. S. Palihena were present. Pic by ‘Dehiwela Lokka’ always secured the Saranapala Pamunuwa tender for this particular meat stall. “He transferred the permit to a third party and earned an easy profit.” Some law enforcement officers had been in his pay, he said. Akashi marooned Police identified the other victim as Chanaka Deepthi. A senior police offi- in Muttur cial described ‘Dehiwela Lokka’ as a notorious gangster wanted in connec- A press briefing to be held day evening. tion with a spate of offences including by visiting Japanese Peace A Japanese embassy killings. Envoy Yasushi Akashi at the spokesman said that Akashi Eyewitnesses said that two youth Trans Asia Hotel was can- was held up in Muttur due to walked up to the victims, shot them at celled after the media had bad weather. point blank range through their heads and ran away. arrived at the venue yester-