The British Labour MP, Simon Danezuk, who visited Sri Lanka recently came up with a scathing indictment on Sri Lanka’s justice system which is now for all practical purposes controlled by the ruling politicians who have declared supremacy and sovereignty over anything and anyone under the Sun in this once resplendent island. He has also outlined his plans in further pursuing the matter of the brutal murder of his constituent in Tangalle by a local politician who is close to the highest in this land, and his marauding gang of thugs. These measures include taking up the issue with the Queen which may have repercussions on her attendance at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government to be held in Sri Lanka, and adverse reactions from those who wish to come as tourists from the UK.
No doubt, these concerns would be dismissed by the self-appointed patriots as rubbish as we are no longer under British Imperialism, the blah-blah of our 2500 years history as a civilized nation, with one even volunteering to teach human rights to the Europeans. But the fact remains that no man is an island and, in this 21st century, each and every country has to exist as a comity of civilized nations.
The government has no one to blame but itself. With this kind of gun-toting animalistic elements in its ranks, it does not need any other enemies. The crying need of the hour is strengthening of the judicial system and allowing it to function without political interference. It is useless trying to put the blame on so called “international conspiracies” when the conspirators are within the ranks of the government itself. It is high time that these beastly elements are tamed and controlled if Sri Lanka is to march forward as a civilized nation.
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
No doubt, these concerns would be dismissed by the self-appointed patriots as rubbish as we are no longer under British Imperialism, the blah-blah of our 2500 years history as a civilized nation, with one even volunteering to teach human rights to the Europeans. But the fact remains that no man is an island and, in this 21st century, each and every country has to exist as a comity of civilized nations.
The government has no one to blame but itself. With this kind of gun-toting animalistic elements in its ranks, it does not need any other enemies. The crying need of the hour is strengthening of the judicial system and allowing it to function without political interference. It is useless trying to put the blame on so called “international conspiracies” when the conspirators are within the ranks of the government itself. It is high time that these beastly elements are tamed and controlled if Sri Lanka is to march forward as a civilized nation.
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
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