Hands off Defence Secretary, Security Forces - MEP
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna calls upon the people to unite to defeat
the reactionary machinations to intrude into the integrity of our
country by plotters and schemers of the United National Party coalition,
the representative of whom is Sarath Fonseka.
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, urges the masses to rally and prevent
the United Nations special rapporteur from laying hands on the Defence
Secretary and the Security Forces who strove towards the victory of our
Motherland.
“Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, in his treasonous declaration
to the Sunday Leader newspaper, has stated that on May 17, 2009 the
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa ordered the commander of the 58th
Division, Shavendra Silva to shoot upon and kill the Tiger leaders who
were preparing to surrender bearing white flags.
“The United Nations special rapporteur Philip Alston has quoted this
statement and has queried from the Government whether it was true, that
if it were inaccurate then its falsity needs to be proved,” MEP Leader
Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.
“Sarath Fonseka has made this statement, which betrays the sacrifice
and dedication of our brave war heroes in defeating Tiger terrorism,
after joining with the United National Party. “In the past the United
National Party has, together with local and foreign reactionaries,
strove to prevent the victory of forces and to fulfil the tasks required
by the Tiger terrorists.
“We do not forget the efforts by foreign reactionaries to interfere
in the liberty and sovereignty of our Motherland. It was the ability of
the Government led by the President to overcome these efforts which
caused the defeat of the Tigers and the triumph of our Motherland,”
Gunawardena said in the press release. |