Sacked ministers register complaint with Rights body

[TamilNet, Thursday, 22 February 2007, 20:26 GMT]
Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi, two of the three sacked ministers by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse on February 9 Thursday lodged complaints with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) of the death threats they received after they addressed a press briefing in parliament following their expulsion from the cabinet and the reduction of government provided security staff.

Mr. Samaraweera was appointed cabinet rank Minister of Port and Aviation and Mr. Sooriyarachchi as non-cabinet minister in the major cabinet reshuffle. Earlier Samaraweera held the Foreign Minister portfolio.

An attempt made by several senior ministers to patch up differences between these two-sacked ministers and Mr. Rajapakse was unsuccessful, political sources said.

Anura Bandaranaike, the other sacked minister was again sworn in as Minister of National Heritage Thursday at an event held in Temple Trees by President Mahinda Rajapakse


Chronology:
10.02.08  Sooriyaarachi to be laid to rest Wednesday
09.02.08  Sooriyaarachchi killed in accident
22.11.07  Attackers hurl firebombs at SLFP rebel MP's house
30.04.07  Sooriyarachchi released on bail
26.04.07  High Court reserves order on Sooriyarachchi bail a..
25.04.07  Sooriyarachchi refused bail for third time
10.04.07  Sooriyarachchi further remanded
06.04.07  AG given time to file objections on Sooriyarachchi..
18.03.07  SL government is strong, says Anura Bandaranaike
18.03.07  Samaraweera vows to continue his political journey
17.03.07  CID arrests Sooriyarachchi
16.03.07  Private secretary of Sooriyarachchi arrested
16.03.07  SLFP dissidents removed from party organizer posts
15.03.07  SLFP dissidents allege financial scandal in arms d..
13.03.07  SLFP dissidents ask Rights Commission to guarantee..
10.03.07  SLFP dissidents, JVP predict demise of Rajapakse r..
04.03.07  One family show must end- Sooriyarachchi
04.03.07  SLFP ponders expelling dissidents, as intra-party ..
02.03.07  US should monitor citizen Gotabhaya's conduct - Sa..
26.02.07  SL anti-terror officials detain Sinhala paper dire..
22.02.07  Anura Bandaranaike sworn in as minister
22.02.07  Sacked ministers register complaint with Rights bo..
18.02.07  SL Parliament to meet amid political tension
16.02.07  SLFP dissidents urge Colombo to prevent Rights abu..
15.02.07  Rajapakse, Bandaranayake meet to reconcile
10.02.07  SLFP working committee meets
09.02.07  Rajapakse sacks dissenting SLFP ministers
08.02.07  No confidence on Police inquiry - SL Minister
07.02.07  Anura Bandaranaike receives death threat

 
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