Peaceful environment today - Defence Secy
Jewellers' Assn gives Rs two million to Api Venuven
Api Fund :
The Government has created a peaceful environment devoid of
abductions and kidnapping.
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa with Sri Lanka
Jewellers’ Association President K Radhakrishnan and other
members of the Association after he accepted a cheque for Rs
two million donated by the Association to the Api Venuven
Api Fund yesterday. Technology and Research Deputy Minister
Faiszer Mustapha, M Uvais, N Seenivasagam, S Ramesh Kanth, R
Rabinath, M Ramjayam, R Balakrishnan and S Thillainathan are
also in the picture. |
If kidnapping are to be prevented prior information has to be given
to the authorities by threatened persons, said Defence Secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa when he accepted a cheque for Rs two million donated
to the Api Venuven Api Fund by the Sri Lanka Jewellers' Association
yesterday.
The donation was made in appreciation of the steps taken by the
Defence Secretary to obtain the release of several Sea Street
businessmen who had been abducted recently to obtain ransom payments.
The businessmen were saved following information given to the Defence
Secretary by Technology and Research Deputy Minister Faiszer Mustapha.
The Defence Secretary said: "We cannot take suitable action to obtain
the release of abducted or kidnapped persons without prior knowledge and
information regarding the threats faced by the affected parties.
We will not allow anyone to abduct any citizen in this country
irrespective of the community to which he or she belonged."
The Defence Secretary also thanked the Tamil Business Community for
the donation and the faith and trust they had placed in the Government.
Technology and Research Deputy Minister Faiszer Mustapha was also
present. |
