யாழ் நூலகம் மீண்டும் தாக்குதல் ... பின்னணியில் சிங்களம் ..., அம்பலமாக்குகிறது- SUNDAY LEADER

by **அருள்** Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:39 pm

Jaffna Public Library Comes Under Attack, Again

* Presidential Secretariat Allegedly Involved

By Dinouk Colombage

Pandemonium reigned in Jaffna when the Public Library was stormed by hundreds of unarmed assailants on October 23.
Hundreds of people in over 30 buses stormed the library at about 7 pm,
says retired Municipal Council Commissioner C.V.K Sivagnanam in a
letter to President Rajapaksa, dated October 27.

The Sunday Leader sought clarification from TNA M.P. Suresh
Premachandran. He corroborated the story as written in the letter by
Sivagnanam to the President to be accurate.
When questioned on the identity of the assailants he claimed that they
claimed to be members of the Presidential Secretariat. However, he
maintains that the security forces were not involved in the incident
but only attempted to calm the situation. “They however were unable to
do so due to the insufficient number of troops,” he said. He went on to
criticize the government for not having provided sufficient security
for the Tamils in Jaffna.

Military Spokesman Major General Ubhaya Medawela claimed that no incident had been reported involving security forces.
The persons identified themselves as being from the Presidential
Secretariat when staff and security guards prevented them from
entering, according to Sivagnanam. He asserts that despite pleas from
staff present the men forcibly entered the library, with the assistance
of security personnel. After entering, the mob went on a rampage,
removing books from their shelves and strewing them across the floor.

This incident was witnessed by numerous people, as the library
auditorium was hosting the annual convention of the Sri Lanka Medical
Association.
The Sunday Leader was unable to contact Sivagnanam for a comment on the
letter. However, a Municipal Council employee, who requested anonymity,
claimed to have witnessed the entire incident. He was unable to confirm
or deny if the assailants were indeed from the Presidential
Secretariat, as he had not been present when they identified themselves
to staff members at the library. He said however that the mob, dressed
in plainclothes, arrived in a number of buses, filling up an already
overcrowded parking lot.
Although Sivagnanam said in his letter that security forces had
assisted the attackers, the Municipal Council employee told The Sunday
Leader that they had in fact attempted to disperse the large crowd
following the altercation between library staff and the mob.

He added that the security personnel had been stationed at a nearby
checkpoint. They had tried to restore order, he claimed, but were too
few in number to effectively intervene. The official had not entered
the library itself and so was unable to comment on the events that had
allegedly transpired inside the premises.
Police arrived at the scene shortly afterwards but were too late in
apprehending any suspects as they had already fled the scene. When
contacted by The Sunday Leader police in Jaffna stated that due to this
being an ongoing investigation they were unable to comment. Attempts to
contact the Presidential Secretariat led to officials passing the call
back and forth from the media division without any comment being made.

The Sunday Leader also contacted the Governor General Major General G.
A. Chandrasiri’s office in Jaffna to obtain details of the incident.
They refused to comment instead redirecting all questions to the
Presidential Secretariat in Colombo who once again claimed to have no
knowledge of the incident.
Presidential Secretary, Lalith Weeratunga, could not be reached for comment.
Police Spokesperson Preshantha Jayakody denied any knowledge of the incident.

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