{"id":51582,"date":"2017-02-22T19:17:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=51582"},"modified":"2017-02-22T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:19:12","slug":"ranil-as-opposition-leader-told-parliament-sarath-fonseka-was-responsible-for-abduction-and-assault-of-journalist-keith-noyahr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=51582","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ranil as Opposition Leader Told Parliament Sarath Fonseka was Responsible For Abduction and Assault of Journalist Keith Noyahr&#8221; -Dullas Alahapperuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Dasun Edirisinghe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matara District Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday recalled that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the then Opposition Leader in 2009 told Parliament that then Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka was responsible for the abduction and assault on journalist Keith Noyahr.<\/p>\n<p>Answering a question at the Joint Opposition\u2019s weekly media briefing at Dr N.M. Perera Centre in Borella yesterday,  Alahapperuma said they would not oppose any investigation into attacking of journalists, but the prison sources informed them the military intelligence officers were forced by the police to confess to what the government wanted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wickremesinghe\u2019s accusation against then Army Commander is in Parliament hanzard reports,&#8221; Alahapperuma said adding now he (Fonseka) was with the government as a minister.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The former minister said during the war period before 2010 there were several incidents that took place, but no incidents after that.<\/p>\n<p>Alahapperuma said in every case the military was blamed that they carried out those attacks, including assassination of journalist Lasantha Wickremethunga, but no one can point the finger at military intelligence officers who were arrested over incidents until the cases were over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the war period such incidents were reported especially when a foreign leader or diplomat visited the country,&#8221; he said adding there was a suspicion that a hidden group purposely did that.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to another question, Alahapperuma said five military intelligence officers arrested over the disappearance of journalist Pradeep Ekneligoda, but now they were released on bail after a long incarceration.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Island<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton51582\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D51582&amp;text=%26%238220%3BRanil%20as%20Opposition%20Leader%20Told%20Parliament%20Sarath%20Fonseka%20was%20Responsible%20For%20Abduction%20and%20Assault%20of...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Dasun Edirisinghe Matara District Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday recalled that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the then Opposition Leader in 2009 told Parliament that then Army Commander Lt. 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