A demonstration was held in front of the Welikada prison urging justice for the Tamil prisoners who were murdered in prison cells in 1983. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
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Comments - Justice for Tamil prisoners murdered in 1983
Librarian Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:56 PM
Can the president say anything about these heinous crime ? He appears to be bothered about material things. He was concerned about his books burnt in his house. He was the minister of education when Cyril Matthew and Gamini burnt Jaffna library in 1981.
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Roy Thursday, 28 July 2022 03:56 AM
Well said.
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Tharmi Thamotharampillai Thursday, 28 July 2022 05:14 AM
This heinous crimes going unpunished and cheered upon by the majority that had finally brought the country to its knees. But the SInhala rulers still in their human rights abuse path using their forces. Mills of the gods grind slow but for sure!
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Nanda Thursday, 28 July 2022 04:58 AM
What we did for the Sri Lankans speaking Tamil coming back to bite Sri Lankans speaking Sinhala. Diththaa Dhamma Vedaniya Kamma. Then they had kerosine queues and now we have petrol queues.
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Seneviratne R B Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:12 AM
It is a open fact that tamil diaspora spend billions of rupees and million.of dollers to fund NGO activists WHEN THEY CAN DO SO MUCH TO UPLIFT POOR TAMILS IN NORTH. The man in these photos and most enjoy a life of luxury in secret with DIASPORA MONEY. Most big big NGO leaders use land cruisers, travel business class all at the expense of rich tamils in europe. TNA leaders live in Colombo 7
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Spartacus Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:23 AM
Sinhalese will remain racist and uncultured. Nothing will happen. The country is also now gone to the dogs.
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Seeking vengeance Thursday, 28 July 2022 07:39 AM
Comparatively, we are a tiny nation, but look at the murders committed on fellow citizens, without remorse! Ghosts of those who died in violence, do not rest in peace even after decades, until they are avenged. Souls are real, and their journey do not end at death. Another 300 innocent souls are now added after Easter.
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Daya Thursday, 28 July 2022 07:54 AM
Let's remember, UNP, SLFP, SLPP (including small parties ie: Wimal's/Gamanpilla's) are all racist parties and hands soaked in blood for instigating 1956/1958, 1977, 1983 riots and Aluthgama and Easter attacks. They were using the communal attacks for their political gains and Tamils were the most affected not only through race riots but also through standardization in Education, jobs, and colonization. Sri Lanka will never prosper until these power-hungry politicians are kicked out.
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H.K. Seneviratne Thursday, 28 July 2022 07:55 AM
Sri Lanka Police now shoes an extraordinary competence to nab perpetrators of of criminal acts
it is thus opportune time to take account of all acts acts crimes to show ingenuity of Ranil to the whole world.!!
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Ravi Krishna Thursday, 28 July 2022 08:38 AM
LTTE took no prisnors.Killed them all. They killed close to 500 unarmed policemen surrendered to LTTE in 1994.
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Rohan Senewiratne Thursday, 28 July 2022 08:48 AM
1983..? you got to be kidding to even talk about what happened 40 year back. For eg: in the 1990s can someone ask for justice for the crimes committed by the Germans in 1945?
40 years down the line there is a new generation that had nothing to do with what their grandparents did. The millennials were not even born in 1983 so how can they give justice to you?
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Cisco Thursday, 28 July 2022 09:44 AM
Mr Sirithunga, this incident was happened when RW was powerful minister at the time. You were supported RW led government from 2015 to 2019 and you would have raised this type of placard during that time to do justice to the people who undergo this hardships.
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Sunil Thursday, 28 July 2022 09:49 AM
What a shame. No justice was done to these victims for 39 (thirty nine) years. These people were murdered while they were held in prison. The state is responsible for their safety while being kept in prison.
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kiri putha Thursday, 28 July 2022 09:51 AM
Where is the justice for innocent people who have been killed by tamil tigers ? No body talk about
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Rumesh Thursday, 28 July 2022 12:32 PM
Most of the Sinhalese people have different option.
They think killling tamils is ok....
No need to be a good buddhist Sinhalese, but try to be a good human.
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Reader Thursday, 28 July 2022 12:38 PM
@ Rohan Seneviretne - you are a frog in a well. Are you not aware that several cases are pending over Nazi crimes? Recently I read that in the UK, a farmer who killed his wife 35 years ago and buried her body in a cess pit was caught and sent for life imprisonment. The farmer now is 80 years old. Please grow up.
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Jacoob to Senevi Thursday, 28 July 2022 12:49 PM
@Seneviratne ..
Mr Seneviratne , you do appear to have no clue. Tamil diaspora spent billions of Dollars to uplift quality of life of those who are living below poverty line mainly in North , East , Central and also in other part of teh countries. They collectively offered $52 billion to the Government of Srilanka but the Govt - who used to rob big time- did not want that .. instead they choose to sell the country the likes of Chinese .. get some knowledge mate as to what is actually happening around you ..
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SAM SENTHURVASAN Thursday, 28 July 2022 01:54 PM
ALL MURDER AND RAPEEST , LOOTING PEOPLES ARE LIVE IN SOUTH, NOW WAR IS OVER BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE LIVE IN THEIR FAMILY AND ENJOYING UNDER THE SRILANKAN BRUTALISED GOVERMENT.
CAN THESE PEOPLE WILL GET THE MURDER MIND BACK AGAIN AND START TO KILL THIER OWN PEOPLE?
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