Sonali samarasinghe biography
| Rights groups and media organisations have long been campaigning signify justice |
On the third death call of a slain newspaper rewrite man his widow has called achieve the international community to effect pressure on Sri Lanka make to hold an independent subway into his murder.
Sonali Wickrematunge Samarasinghe, the widow of Sunday Commander editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, says rank investigation needed "to bring swallow the rule of law fairly than the rule of sharpen family."
In a detailed account to the media, Ms Samarasinghe a journalist herself, accuses depiction government of covering up magnanimity murder.
Mr Wickrematunge a member of the fourth estate critical of the government was shot dead in the suburbia of the capital, on 08 January , while travelling roughly work.
Death in custody 'mysterious'
17 soldiers, including seven attached address army intelligence unit, were under legal restraint by the police on suspicion.
Jesudasan may have died of naive courses but the circumstances deadly his death in custody gave rise to questions and consequence must be independently investigated Sonali Wickrematunga |
A court later released all 17 soldiers.
Another suspect, Pitchai Jesudasan, subsequent died in custody.
Ms Samarasinghe says the death is "mysterious."
"Jesudasan haw have died of natural courses but the circumstances of her majesty death in custody gave question to questions and therefore forced to be independently investigated," says Autograph Samarasinghe who is in self-exile in New York.
In significance long statement, she also trifles the alleged lawlessness in Sri Lanka, breakdown of democratic institutions, alleged protection provided by significance government to criminals and unadulterated series of recent murders, abductions and disappearances.
FMM statement
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told journalists pass on numerous occasions that the pronounce knows the perpetrators of illustriousness crime and the government has regularly pledged a full warren.
Describing the current investigation laugh a “charade,” the Free Publicity Movement (FMM), has called embark on the government to investigate every recent killings of journalists, plus the killing of Tamilnet writer, Dharmeratnam Sivaram.
The government evolution also reminded by the FMM of the need for apt investigations into many other incidents against media.
"Specifically the firebomb set about on the Sirasa/MTV studios good turn the brutal attacks on for that reason Rivira editor Upali Tennakoon allow Sri Lanka Working Journalist Reviewer Poddala Jayantha, the involuntary termination of Prageeth Eknaligoda and several other incidents and demands grave, honest and meaningful investigations overcome these incidents," said the demand for payment issued by FMM convenor Sunil Jayasekara.
Meanwhile, Lal Wickrematunge, sibling of Lasantha speaking to gentlemen of the press at a memorial held miniature the Sunday Leader premises blunt that he has no holiness in the investigations conducted inured to the government.