Prepared to sacrifice our lives for the sovereignty of our
Motherland - Somawansa
The JVP condemned UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise
Arbour's statement which said "violations by any party could entail
individual criminal responsibility under international criminal law,
including by those in positions of command."
In condemning the decision of the Government to withdraw from the CFA
Ms. Arbour emphasised that international law prohibited all sides in the
decades-long Sri Lankan conflict from committing unlawful killings or
torture, arbitrary detention, recruiting or deploying child soldiers,
and forcing people out of their homes.
Speaking to media in Colombo, the JVP leader called Arbour's warning
as international terrorism. He said, "If any politician or military
officer is taken before the international law for taking decisions on
behalf of the Motherland they would have to take them over our dead
bodies. We emphasise this to the military leaders of this country and
the international community.
They make these kind of statements to threaten this country and the
government. This is international terrorism. It cannot be allowed. Don't
forget we, too are a member of the UN. We call upon international
community to support us to completely eradicate barbaric terrorism from
Sri Lanka. For this intensify the struggle against terrorism in your
countries," he said.
Speaking about the prevailing political situation Amarasinghe said,
"They are trying to bring in devolution proposals at this moment. It is
a serious blunder. It is casting away the victories achieved by heroic
security Forces. Surveys have pointed out that more than 83% of the
people in the North are with the Security Forces. These are not only
Sinhalese; there are Tamils and Muslims as well. It is a great victory
achieved by Security Forces. It shows how professional our Security
Forces are.
We still have suspicions regarding the government. The President is
in a quandary. If you read a paper today you would come across parties
in the government making contradictory statements. Retaliatory action
only would not be enough against terrorism. Only retaliations are
carried out. Now there should be forward determined attacks. War cannot
be won only by defending. To win a war there should be forward attacks,"
said Mr. Amarasinghe.
Speaking further the leader of the JVP said, "Abrogation of the CFA
is a victory. The JVP too has a big share of this victory. A main item
of the MoU we signed with the present President when he was the Prime
Minister is the abrogation of the CFA. The belated step to abrogate is
not complete. The decision to disband the so-called APRC should be taken
in parallel to this. Establishing that committee is against the mandate.
There is no right to establish a committee to discuss devolution
proposals.
What we did was swimming against the tide. When we made statements
against Norway, we were condemned as extremists and non-diplomatic.
However, we knew in which direction the country should move. The JVP is
prepared to sacrifice our lives for the sovereignty, the unitary state
and territorial integrity of the Motherland," Mr. Amarasinghe said.
The leader of the JVP said, "We have a road map to solve this issue.
First terrorism should be defeated militarily. Next separatism should be
defeated ideologically. Democracy should be established.
Elections should be held in those areas. Development should be taken
to those areas. |