We were first informed earlier today,
that the CID had detained Wimal Weerawansa MP at Katunayake Airport, as he had
an invalid passport. Usually MPs have diplomatic passports, and use that when
they go overseas, so I presume he too had one. If he was going to Europe he
would have got a Shengen Visa, and it is unlikely that the Country that issued
him with that, would NOT have checked the validity of the passport, unless he
is using a VISA
The various news articles seem to be reporting
contradictory statements. One story was that the passport he had brought had
been cancelled, as he had reported it lost, and a new one had been issued
instead.
Then another story says, that he
returned with the newly issued passport and the Prime Minister had intervened
and gave authorization for him to proceed overseas.
Then the third news item was that he had
been arrested for an issue with his passport and will face a hearing at the
Negombo Magistrates Court in relation to it. Don’t MPs have some privileges
that mere mortals like us don’t?
There MUST be a valid reason, that even
after the Prime Minster intervened on his behalf to let him leave that there
were more reasons to detain him! This goes to the character of the person who
so many Colombians were foolish enough to give him a preference vote. Goes to
show the type of imbecile who will vote for such jailbirds still inhabit even
the GREAT MAGAPOLIS – so what hope for our Megapolis?
I know the average man on the street was
asking why it is that Weerawansa’s wife has not been incarcerated for having
multiple passports, especially as it is now proved that they have been issued
with different birth dates and therefore referring to two different people. She
not being an MP has fewer rights than even her husband.
So what gives? These are powerful people
of the Rajapakse administration who we were willing to entrust the future of our
country to and they now turn out to be no more than common criminals with criminality
written all over their persona in everything they do and say.
It is very important that, the Media investigate
the matter fully, and inform the doubting public on these conflicting accounts of
truth and fiction!!!
Finally we are told he has been bailed out by the Negombo Magistrate, but not if his passport has been impounded and is not permitted to travel! So is that for the next installment of news? Is Werawansa paying to get all this news, and so get all the limelight! As he appears to believe that this notoriety is good for his political career and we Lankans are seduced into this zone of thinking.
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