Comments on: Lasantha: The Courageous Editor who Fearlessly spoke Truth to Power

By: Paramsothy Jayakumar

Paramsothy Jayakumar — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:45:04 +0000

Comment #47 is attributed to my name. I did not write this comment. Either there is someone else with the same name and spelled exactly or impersonating.

By: therese mccarthy/orr

therese mccarthy/orr — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:24:46 +0000

In my opinion I am ashamed of the way that General Sarath Fonseka is being treated. HE fought the war and even risked his life. We have no law in this country, especially now and if the General was elected which he should really have been (as the whole world knows the election was rigged) we would have law and order which sri lanka does not know and sri lanka would be the place to live. why do young people in sri lanka want to go abroad leaving their mother country, well that must answer everyones question,. I do hope the world gets involved and helps the General before it is TOO late.

By: ajit

ajit — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:17:47 +0000

good points raised but of no use in Rajapaksha regime. No rule of law here. Kudu Mervyn opinion maatters more than courts judgement

By: shankar

shankar — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:49:00 +0000

Here is an excerpt from an article. It may be just a red herring, we don’t know. Political witchhunt is going on at the moment. Only time will tell whether we have the correct culprit.

“Meanwhile, the authorities arrested a serving brigadier for the murder of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickramathunga in January 2009. Brigadier Duminda Keppitiwalana, who is reportedly a Fonseka supporter has been arrested on Friday night at his home in Panadura. He is the commandant of the combat training school in Ampara”.

By: Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:09:40 +0000

Hello Jeyaraj

This article is very good, but I think Lasantha would have become a very good journalist if he didnt go after politicians, he would have been still living.

By: shankar

shankar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:47:42 +0000

#47-Jayakumar

The Secretary of Defence had shown the way in dealing through the Courts with what he saw as unfair criticism,
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Well, the Secretary of Defence says he knows who killed Lasantha but the environment is not right at the moment to divulge it. So what is the courts there for, when he is aiding and abetting the killers by not divulging their identity. He should be arrested as an accessory to murder if the courts are not kangaroo courts.

By: Paramsothy Jayakumar

Paramsothy Jayakumar — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:35:29 +0000

Incidents like Lasantha’s death are unacceptable and must be investigated conscientiously and thoroughly. It should not allow police officers to be led astray by oppositional criticism into thinking that government has something to hide, and therefore they can relax in their pursuit of the criminals.
There can be no substitute for the rule of law. Since the war is over, priority should be given to the restoration of law and order. The Secretary of Defence had shown the way in dealing through the Courts with what he saw as unfair criticism, and his success in that respect may well have irritated those at either extreme who preferred violent and anarchic confrontation. National security obviously cannot be ignored, but in the long run the restoration of the rule of law all over this country should be a matter of urgency, and the police in particular should be well aware that establishing the facts and prosecuting the guilty in this instance is the most important contribution they can now make to a durable peace.

By: Brian Turner

Brian Turner — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:00:33 +0000

Mr Jeyeraj, amazing article as always. Brian

By: P_Mahen

P_Mahen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:26:59 +0000

They can kill him, but no one can kill his ideology

By: Jayan

Jayan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:34:09 +0000

The unholy trinity who are responsible for Lasantha’s killing are MR, GR & SF. Now two of them are contesting for the presidential election. Can you imagine the plight of Sri Lankan voters? DBS, do you have any comments? if so, tell us before 26th Jan. If you can’t bake the full story before that, atleast we can settle for a half baked one.

By: Mahasen Rajakaruna

Mahasen Rajakaruna — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:18:12 +0000

Dear DBSJ,
Some changes come in small doses.. though SF might have been one of the triumvirate that killed Lasantha he is only one of them while the other two are still together.. We leave it to you to give us the details of the archer and the arrow and the actual killer.. but from the looks of the BBC interview and his general reaction to Lasantha’s killing I have formed my opinion on who was more responsible (shit I’m still scared to say the name out loud).. any way I hope this moment of change can be seized.. it may not be the Obama after Bush or the dawn of light after four years of darkness but at least a small step towards a brighter day.. a day when we are free of all killers!!

By: Kamal Munasinghe

Kamal Munasinghe — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:10:17 +0000

To watch the relationship with Presidential Candidates and Lasantha’s murder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEVJU1FJTY0&feature=player_embedded