Ranil, and Sirisen Lied to the Sri Lankan public; ARMY OFFICERS NAMED IN UN REPORT!
(Source; ratarakimu.wordpress.com)
UN (OISL) Report Names Several Commanding Officers of the Sri Lankan Army Involved in the Final Phase of War in Wanni,
The Heads of Government federalist Ranil and pro-minority Sirisena have lied to the Sri Lankan public saying there are no manes - when several Military personnel are named in the report.
Intention is to lull the military and quell any opposition the the UN report. Challenge the report if not Sri Lanka accepts that the hero’s of the war against Tamil tiger terrorists and LTTE will be brought to the dock with the support of Ranil and Sirisena to please the election promises given to TNA and India.
The Office of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Investigation on Sri Lanka(OISL) report has outlined the structure of the Sri Lankan armed forces with specific reference to the commanding officers involved in the final phase of the war that occurred in the Northern mainland known as the Wanni.
The OISL report names several senior officers and the military entities they commanded during the final phase of war during which it is alleged that several human rights violations, war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed.
Though no specific charges have not been included in the report it may be inferred that the naming of such commanding officers has been done with a view to “encourage” a detailed inquiry by an envisaged special tribunal into the roles played by these officers and the activities of military personnel under their command during the final phase of the conflict.
Among the military top brass involved in the final phase of the war in the Wanni who have been named in the OISL report are;
- former army commander Gen.Jagath Jayasuriya who served as Security Forces Headquarters commander in overall charge of the Wanni region in the last phase of the conflict.
- Major General Kamal Gunaratne,
- Brigadier Prasanna Silva,
- Major General Jagath Dias,
- Brigadier Shavendra Silva,
- Brigadier Nandana Udawatta ,
- Brigadier Chagie Gallage,
- Brigadier Priyantha Napagoda,
- Colonel Athula Kodippily
- Brigadier Rohana Bandara ,
- Brigadier Sathyapriya Liyanage ,
- Colonel Nishantha Wanniarachchi, and
- Colonel G.V. Ravipriya
Notably, then army commander General Sarath Fonseka who was a political ally of Ranil and Sirisena has not been named in the UN report.
Most of the senior military officers named in the OISL report were promoted after the war ended and hold a higher rank now. Some were given diplomatic postings abroad.
The OISL report has also suggested in another section that Sri Lanka should enact legislation to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and enforced disappearances without statute of limitation and that it should also enact various modes of criminal liability, notably command or superior responsibility.
The OISL report has also recommended that the Sri Lankan Govt should Issue clear, public and unequivocal instructions to all branches of the military and security forces that torture, rape, sexual violence and other human rights violations are prohibited and that those responsible, both directly or as commander or superior, will be investigated and punished;
It has also suggested that the Govt should develop a fully-fledged vetting process respecting due process to remove from office military and security force personnel and any other public official where there are reasonable grounds to believe that they were involved in human rights violations;
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