It is learnt that the United States security agencies are have requested General Sarath Fonseke to become a witnesses against Sri Lanka`s Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. This is a very serious matter and the attempt to detain and pressure Sri Lanka`s former Army Commander presently visiting the U.S. in order to frame war crimes charges against the Defence Secretary is clearly a threat to our country`s political sovereignty.

Similar course of action was pursued against Yugoslovia`s Slobodan Milo evi and Sudan`s President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir who branded war criminals and punished after being hauled before an International Tribunal. The U.S. is now obviously engaged in an identical conspiracy against Sri Lanka.

We should not forget the possibility that the charges that are being framed against the Defence Secretary will also be directed against the President. Hence it is the duty of all patriotic forces to quickly come forward at this crucial moment to defeat this despicable conspiracy that the United States hatching against the Defence Secretary and Sri Lanka, using General Fonseka who gave leadership to defeat Tiger terrorists. The JHU wishes to warn the U.S. that the party would not tolerate this harassment anymore and patriots and nationalist forces would not hesitate to teach Washington an unforgettable lesson in this country if the U.S. tries to punish Sri Lanka by resorting to unwarranted actions