{"id":48969,"date":"2016-10-15T00:41:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T04:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=48969"},"modified":"2016-10-15T00:41:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T04:41:29","slug":"indignant-civil-society-representatives-urge-president-sirisena-to-read-the-yahapalanaya-manifestoinstead-of-demoralising-bribery-commission-and-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=48969","title":{"rendered":"Indignant Civil Society Representatives Urge President Sirisena to “Read the Yahapalanaya Manifesto”Instead of Demoralising Bribery Commission and Police"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n President Sirisena\u2019s criticism of corruption investigating bodies has drawn a sharp response from civil society representatives, who held a media briefing yesterday to condemn the remarks and attempts to demoralise the Bribery Commission and Police. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters at the news conference, Co-convenor of late Sobitha Thero\u2019s National Movement for a Just Soeicty and trade union leader Saman Ratnapriya said the remarks were \u201cdeeply problematic.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole country is shaken by these statements,\u201d Ratnapriya charged, adding that President Sirisena\u2019s remarks seemed to be a throwback to the Rajapaksa era. He urged President Sirisena to \u2018go back and read the Yahapalanaya manifesto\u201d. <\/p>\n

Ratnapriya said the Purawesi Balaya was expressing \u201cdisgust\u201d and condemnation of the President\u2019s remarks. <\/p>\n

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Prof. Sarath Wijesooriya who is also a co-convenor of the powerful civil society group, said that in a mark of protest against the President\u2019s speech, artistes attached to the civil society movement would boycott a meeting for artistes President Sirisena had convened last evening (14). <\/p>\n

\u201cWe stand with the officials investigating these corruption cases,\u201d Prof. Wijesooriya asserted. <\/p>\n

Co-convenor of Purawesi Balaya and senior academic Dr. Gamini Viyangoda noted that it was also important to observe the tone of the President\u2019s statements on Wednesday. \u201cEven his mood during that speech showed the country that he was opposing corrupt individuals being brought before the law,\u201d Dr Viyangoda noted. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do we need independent commissions if the President must be told every time someone is going to be taken to court? What kind of independence is that? Is that what the 19th Amendment brought about?\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Purawesi Balaya and partner groups played a major role in mobilising support for President Sirisena\u2019s candidacy in the January 2015 presidential election. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n

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President Sirisena\u2019s criticism of corruption investigating bodies has drawn a sharp response from civil society representatives, who held a media briefing yesterday to condemn the remarks and attempts to demoralise the Bribery Commission and Police. Speaking to reporters at the news conference, Co-convenor of late Sobitha Thero\u2019s National Movement for a Just Soeicty and trade …<\/p>\n

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