A Tale Of Two Protests (And One Mustache)
So many cops,so much style
I think the current protest against the UN has government support. Why? Look at these two photographs. The one above is from the ongoing protest against the UN Panel on the Sri Lankan war. The protesters are literally hanging propaganda on the police barricades. Then look at the photo below. This is from a planned student protest on Ward Place. There were literally hundreds of cops, they secured the entire street and sent buses of cops to break up the protesters en route. If the government wanted to they could have secured the UN compound they didn’t. One thing they have dispatched equally, however, is the most awesome mustache in the Police force, also below.
So few cops, so little hair
The UN compound is in a secured area. The Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa lives down the street. That road had actually be completely closed for years, I only found out that it was open for thru traffic from the protests. This, incidentally, is awesome.
Ward Place is a public road. ODEL is on one side and it’s surrounded by homes and hospitals. Yet for that student protest they shut the whole thing down and stopped the protest entirely. I should note that students have staged sit-ins in front of the University Grants Commission before, but under the wary eye of the cops.
The cops in front of the UN were a bit less than wary. On Ward Place they were an occupying army. On Bullers Road they were a ceremonial force. Just a few, basically lounging while protesters spray painted cameras, tried to break and enter and hung posters from the barricades. The National Freedom Front has decorated the Thumulla junction with its flags. They brought a lorry into the area to unload various material. It was fully organized and fully OK with the cops.
Is this good or bad? Dunno. But I do think this protest against the UN is government sanctioned and supported.
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I dont have much regards to these cops. Every one of the readers would have experienced harrassment by these fellows, mostly to get a bribe for no wrong of yours.
Just drive around Green Path, Kollupitiya in the night, they will stop you car, check your licence etc, and then say that they dont have money for dinner and someway or rather get money from you.
This happened to me on several occasions, if you refuse they will inform the next check point to harrass you further.
Police chief /defence chief please take note.
THE SRI LANKAN WAY OF LIFE
These cops are crooks, waiting to rook you for some money.
Everyone of the reader would have bribed these guys to get rid of the harrassment.
Just drive around Green path, Kollupitiya in the night, the police post there will harass you for money for no reason.
Over to you defence secretary
They are “defenceless secretaries” and can be termed “sprats” in comparison to the “BIG SHARK”!!!
Everyone of the reader would have bribed these guys to get rid of the harrassment.
Just drive around Green path, Kollupitiya in the night, the police post there will harass you for money for no reason.
He who claim double standard to UN & Americans, & practice the same here. Hooo, hooh.
DOUBLE STANDARDS IS NOTHING IT SOMETHING WHICH JUST CANNOT BE DESCRIBED, UNBELIEVABLE
This regime should not think that the UN is foolish like the majority Lankans, to believe these dramas
What sinhalese can do with tiny population of 14 million? its a joke…..
Are these so-called sinhalese trying to go against super powers……they will get meat balls in return.
THAT IS BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY HAVE DEMIGOD POWERS AND THEY ALL THINK THEY ARE DEMIGODS AND THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TO DO WHAT THEY COMMAND
Can we respectfully call these “organised crime” by the government?
At this rate Sri Lanka can export locally made brooms!!