Gota was questioned while in the US for UN conference
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was questioned by US immigration authorities on his arrival in the US as a member of the Sri Lankan delegation attending the UN General Assembly this year, National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa told reporters today.
“This was not revealed to the media at that time. However, our Defence Secretary has been questioned for one hour by some US immigration officials on his arrival in the country. Nevertheless, they have no right to question him on human rights issues. Now, these foreign forces appear to have renewed their conspiracy to hound the political and military leaders who led this war to a successful completion. They are trying to use Gen. Fonseka for this purpose,” NFF President MP Wimal Weerawansa said. (KB)
Comments
Sorry Bro, We have no trust of you. We believed u during the last presidential election. That's all history
Posted By: Gane
pOOR Gota has forget US green card and do some farming as he said earlir.What is he going to with the properties .Poor guy. Sarth will fix him. AJ
Posted By: AJ
Sri Lankan government which expelled foreigners for such petty things cannot afford to complain about their officials been questioned for more serious offenses. Mr.Gotabaya like all other Sri Lankans who got US citizens have sworn to upheld the US constitution. The US authorities just want to make sure he does not forget it! Nothing wrong with that!
Posted By: votercooray
If they are innocent ,then we should protect them.
Posted By: Citizen
You havent still removed the plug on the IMF my dear..... So eating from the foreign power when it suits you... are you thinking we are such fools to take what you say seriously
Posted By: Bash
US has every right to question one of her citizens. In Sri Lanka we intern our citizens, torture them, abduct them, and indefinitely keep them in custody and question them as long as we please.
Posted By: Saleem
We must save all our war heros
Posted By: kamal
It is high time to these "HIGH" profiles stop visiting other countries and stick to Sri Lanka, liberated by them from from so called terrorism. They should also tear off all their green card lotteries. This will be a lesson to all their loving country men.
Posted By: Sourlanka
USA have no right to questioned our defence secretary,as well as Genaral sarath fonseka. Realy i don't understand why so importent to reniew green card and live in america.america is not the heven on earth.if you know well about.its a hell. this warld most violence done by usa.what about viatnam,iraq,afganithan.e.t.c. !But on this difficult condition whole sri lankan shuold be together,i have very big respect to Mr.Gotabaya.He has got enough courage to face this trables.deeply hope after having this whole trables,Mr Gotabaya and Mr.Genaral will return home as free person on a same flight.God bless u, Budusaranai...!
Posted By: Channa leelarathna
If our Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the Army commander Sarath Fonseka believe in SL and believe in that their actions has brought good things for SL, why do they want the US nationality? Why cannot they resign from it and live in SL? The president brothers are not trusting the country they say they love both of them have their US residency but putting all Lankan in grave danger by some of their actions. When things get bad they will catch a flight to US, who will face the worst? We have to face the worst.
Posted By: T Kalanithy
He is usa resident they have right to question him.
Posted By: mohan
i feel,Real patriots of SL won't take citizenship in other countries. Why do these people who were behind the historic victory of war and salvation of the country chase behind US nationality all??difficult to undestand!! Time for SL to stand alone
Posted By: Mushi
Our foreign ministry should advise all our people to visit China/Iran/India/Pakistan/Libya to avoid these problems. The irony is that these countries have poor track records but the west is civilized to a greater extent, thereby attracting people all over the world. We got to admit these facts. They are not asking us to come but we are going on our own. These politicians cannot be be trusted for a cent. They are all misleading their countrymen without telling the truth. P's ghost will haunt these guys for a very long time.
Posted By: Anna
If Sarath F is inerveiewed US is not a friend. Close the US embassy in Colombo
Posted By: Mangala Mudiyanselage
If we have nothing to hide then no fear. For all those paper Tigers here, we should accept one thing that if we can picked up a Sri Lankan national KP from Malasiya then US can do the same. Can't they?
Posted By: Vithanaga
Sorry Bro.......We do not trust you...you might be reading what somebody has given you to read....Another laundry work
Posted By: kanchana
All this questioning which up to now no one knew is all hog wash by the US, who favour the MR regime as against any other for obvious reasons, although both parties trade charges at each other for public consumption. Nothing will happen to the Rajapakses on Human Rights. If they suspect SF will come forward as an Independent Candidate that might challenge MR being returned, SF's questioning will take time to prevent him return in time. That is all. It is only a time marking exercise for all reports on Sri Lanka and the GSP+ till MR is returned for his second term to deliver on what they have agreed upon.
Posted By: Gamini Dullewe
If the SL Government has the audacity to abduct KP in Mayasia, a foriegn land with the help of the other countries, How comw we oppose US dealing with it's own citizen. Don't you feel the two standard. As the Bible says: what you sow, you must reap the same. If you are innocent face it with courage
Posted By: Rev.D.G.Paulraj
All those "pseudo patriots" should be brave enough to do away with the "begging bowl" syndrome if they don't want the west to interfere!!!! After a few days of "empty stomach" they will come around and accept the pathetic situation of their "patriotism"
Posted By: nandasena
If our so called defence secretary want serve our country and die to protect it. Why first place ran away from so called lovely country and got or try to get US citizen?
Posted By: David
As a SL Defence Secretary and with your very limited English vocabulary, you did not know how to control your emotions on press meetings. pls watch your interviews again, you will understand your faults. Sorry sir, have to pay for every actions. If there is no truth, then don't panic.
Posted By: Mary
I hope many people remember that Gotha said BBC interviewer that it is nice to hear media freedom, but not in all cases. As part of being US citizen is to respect media freedom. Most people know who was behind Lasanth's killing. US does not like its citizen behave like this. I am not a Sri Lankan citizen and I respect the law and order of the country to which I belong. Same should be applied to Gotha too. Did he forgot about that?
Posted By: raj
“This was not revealed to the media at that time. However, our Defence Secretary has been questioned for one hour by some US immigration officials on his arrival in the country. Nevertheless, they have no right to question him on human rights issues. Now, these foreign forces appear to have renewed their conspiracy to hound the political and military leaders who led this war to a successful completion. They are trying to use Gen. Fonseka for this purpose,” NFF President MP Wimal Weerawansa said. (KB)
Comments
Sorry Bro, We have no trust of you. We believed u during the last presidential election. That's all history
pOOR Gota has forget US green card and do some farming as he said earlir.What is he going to with the properties .Poor guy. Sarth will fix him. AJ
Sri Lankan government which expelled foreigners for such petty things cannot afford to complain about their officials been questioned for more serious offenses. Mr.Gotabaya like all other Sri Lankans who got US citizens have sworn to upheld the US constitution. The US authorities just want to make sure he does not forget it! Nothing wrong with that!
If they are innocent ,then we should protect them.
You havent still removed the plug on the IMF my dear..... So eating from the foreign power when it suits you... are you thinking we are such fools to take what you say seriously
US has every right to question one of her citizens. In Sri Lanka we intern our citizens, torture them, abduct them, and indefinitely keep them in custody and question them as long as we please.
We must save all our war heros
It is high time to these "HIGH" profiles stop visiting other countries and stick to Sri Lanka, liberated by them from from so called terrorism. They should also tear off all their green card lotteries. This will be a lesson to all their loving country men.
USA have no right to questioned our defence secretary,as well as Genaral sarath fonseka. Realy i don't understand why so importent to reniew green card and live in america.america is not the heven on earth.if you know well about.its a hell. this warld most violence done by usa.what about viatnam,iraq,afganithan.e.t.c. !But on this difficult condition whole sri lankan shuold be together,i have very big respect to Mr.Gotabaya.He has got enough courage to face this trables.deeply hope after having this whole trables,Mr Gotabaya and Mr.Genaral will return home as free person on a same flight.God bless u, Budusaranai...!
If our Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and the Army commander Sarath Fonseka believe in SL and believe in that their actions has brought good things for SL, why do they want the US nationality? Why cannot they resign from it and live in SL? The president brothers are not trusting the country they say they love both of them have their US residency but putting all Lankan in grave danger by some of their actions. When things get bad they will catch a flight to US, who will face the worst? We have to face the worst.
He is usa resident they have right to question him.
i feel,Real patriots of SL won't take citizenship in other countries. Why do these people who were behind the historic victory of war and salvation of the country chase behind US nationality all??difficult to undestand!! Time for SL to stand alone
Our foreign ministry should advise all our people to visit China/Iran/India/Pakistan/Libya to avoid these problems. The irony is that these countries have poor track records but the west is civilized to a greater extent, thereby attracting people all over the world. We got to admit these facts. They are not asking us to come but we are going on our own. These politicians cannot be be trusted for a cent. They are all misleading their countrymen without telling the truth. P's ghost will haunt these guys for a very long time.
If Sarath F is inerveiewed US is not a friend. Close the US embassy in Colombo
If we have nothing to hide then no fear. For all those paper Tigers here, we should accept one thing that if we can picked up a Sri Lankan national KP from Malasiya then US can do the same. Can't they?
Sorry Bro.......We do not trust you...you might be reading what somebody has given you to read....Another laundry work
All this questioning which up to now no one knew is all hog wash by the US, who favour the MR regime as against any other for obvious reasons, although both parties trade charges at each other for public consumption. Nothing will happen to the Rajapakses on Human Rights. If they suspect SF will come forward as an Independent Candidate that might challenge MR being returned, SF's questioning will take time to prevent him return in time. That is all. It is only a time marking exercise for all reports on Sri Lanka and the GSP+ till MR is returned for his second term to deliver on what they have agreed upon.
If the SL Government has the audacity to abduct KP in Mayasia, a foriegn land with the help of the other countries, How comw we oppose US dealing with it's own citizen. Don't you feel the two standard. As the Bible says: what you sow, you must reap the same. If you are innocent face it with courage
All those "pseudo patriots" should be brave enough to do away with the "begging bowl" syndrome if they don't want the west to interfere!!!! After a few days of "empty stomach" they will come around and accept the pathetic situation of their "patriotism"
If our so called defence secretary want serve our country and die to protect it. Why first place ran away from so called lovely country and got or try to get US citizen?
As a SL Defence Secretary and with your very limited English vocabulary, you did not know how to control your emotions on press meetings. pls watch your interviews again, you will understand your faults. Sorry sir, have to pay for every actions. If there is no truth, then don't panic.
I hope many people remember that Gotha said BBC interviewer that it is nice to hear media freedom, but not in all cases. As part of being US citizen is to respect media freedom. Most people know who was behind Lasanth's killing. US does not like its citizen behave like this. I am not a Sri Lankan citizen and I respect the law and order of the country to which I belong. Same should be applied to Gotha too. Did he forgot about that?
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