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Sri Lanka Government again refuses monitors access to North
Tuesday, 17 October 2006 - 5:40 AM SL Time
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The government has again denied the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) access to Jaffna`s Muhamalai, where heavy fighting raged during the past few days killing hundreds of troops and Tiger cadres.
During a 45-minute long weekly routine meeting held on Friday evening, the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process led by its head Dr. Palitha Kohona had however assured the monitors that they will do their best to grant access to the SLMM to Muhamalai soon.
`The government`s refusal to grant SLMM access to Muhamalai was taken up at Friday`s meeting. Although they had informed us that they arenot ready to give us access to the site of the incidents in Muhamalai, the Secretariat did responded positively to a certain extent saying that it will try to do something as soon as possible to accommodate our requests and grant us access to the Muhamalai,` the Mission`s spokesman Thorfinnur Omarsson told the Asian Tribune.
When queried as to why the government refused the monitors` access to Muhamalai, Omarsson said, `We don`t know, you will have to ask them.`
The spokesman pointed out that denying SLMM access to an area of incident `is not a very good thing.` The government also denied the Monitors access during the incident at the Army Headquarters when a LTTE suicide bomber attempted to assassinate Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka by blowing herself up at the headquarters in April this year.
SCOPP was however unavailable for comment. The SLMM was represented by its head Lars Sølvberg, Mr. Omarsson, Paul Bjerke and Helen Olafsdottir at the meeting.
Both parties suffered heavy causalities during fighting in Muhamalai last week with security forces losing 129 soldiers, and the LTTE reportedly losing more than 200 of its cadres.
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Sintamus
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17 Oct 2006 00:17:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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The government's refusal to grant SLMM access to Muhamalai was taken up at Friday's meeting. Although they had informed us that they arenot ready to give us access to the site of the incidents in Muhamalai,
The GOSL does not want to show the SLMM and hence the world community that it was the SLA that started the fighting. GoSL wants the IC to believe every word it says. |
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17 Oct 2006 00:33:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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It did not give access to army headquarters because Sarath Fonseka's was a inside job. Although GOSL tried to pin it on the LTTE it did not have evidence to support this.
This time around it was a offensive operation and letting SLMM in would prove it beyond a doubt. So GOSL is holding back until things calm down.
I think the IC has got the message. International response for that and the bomb blast is almost zero. Even Kofi Annan's office had carefully selected the words in responding. |
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17 Oct 2006 01:17:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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GOSL has the right to assess on merit basis the eligibility of the monitors to go into the North. Administration on merit basis must first be exhausted before 'ownership' meausres through discretionary powers are used.
That is also the way to use Racial Discrimination laws. Given that most of these monitors are from races foreign to Sri Lankans, it is important that the GOSL consciously and expressly overrides race based assessments. This starts with using the merit base - both Objectively as well as Subjectively measurable.
Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam from Australia |
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17 Oct 2006 04:16:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Gaja Akka,
Given that most of these monitors are from races foreign to Sri Lankans, it is important that the GOSL consciously and expressly overrides race based assessments. This starts with using the merit base - both Objectively as well as Subjectively measurable
Are you a student or Classmate of GL Peris? LOL |
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17 Oct 2006 04:30:37 GMT Report for Abuse
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There is no purpose of having a SLMM today. It is a joke. Let them verify the dead cows on LTTE side.
Edited By - magha - 17 Oct 2006 04:32:33 GMT |
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17 Oct 2006 04:43:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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Rswkv,
Are you a student or Classmate of GL Peris? LOL
No. But I do meditate on Gandhi and believe that he is my political guru.
love
Gaja Akka |
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17 Oct 2006 06:20:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Why they are not allowing the monitors access to jaffna. Any fool can understand.If you are geneune you do not need to afraid Ha? |
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18 Oct 2006 08:31:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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But I do meditate on Gandhi and believe that he is my political guru.
Hang-on. Can anyone shed some light if Gandhi ever glorified or sponsored terrorism?
O: sorry guys. She is probably talking about Rajive Gandhi. |
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18 Oct 2006 09:37:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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Rswkv,
Hang-on. Can anyone shed some light if Gandhi ever glorified or sponsored terrorism?
O: sorry guys. She is probably talking about Rajive Gandhi.
According to you I have glorified or sponsored terrorism? That shows that you do not do the work to KNOW. Don't make irresponsible statements.
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