Double standard of British diplomacy humiliates AG PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 08:43


altAttorney General Mohan Peiris was embarrassed by the officials of British High Commission when he applied for a visa to visit the UK for an important official matter. The British High Commission has made Attorney General Mohan Peiris face an interview before issuing him the visa.
The AG had no option but to comply as he needed to visit the UK over the very important official matter. Sources said that the British would surely know that the AG was not on a clandestine visit or seeking refuge there.
Recently, a British diplomat assigned to the Bandaranaike International Airport stopped a Sri Lankan Ambassador Hemantha Waranakulasuriya’s aide from boarding a flight despite Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Rome personally assuring the officials that everything was in order.
There have been many instances of highhandedness by the British High Commission, specially when students visiting the UK for studies. However, double standard of British diplomacy is exposed when the British HC and its agents (VFS) had issued a visa to a politician under investigation by the government for his alleged links with the underworld as well as lucrative narcotics trade. The British also were very generous in issuing visas to LTTE elements when they wanted to visit that country and many LTTE terrorist leaders still live in that country.
 

Comments (25)

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I don't blame the Brits, this is entirely problem of the SL govt's own making. As Roshan said they DID send Karuna to UK on a bogus official passport and as a result the SL was exposed and humiliated in the eyes of the world. How could the Brits be sure the govt is not sending another underworld figure disguised as the attorney general? Karuna was impostering a non-existent head of a government agency. You can blame SL govt for all the saga. It comes as no surprise the Brits are now more cautious with the SL govt. As they say, once bitten, twice shy.
Yasiru , August 22, 2009
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Foriegn minister must summon Britsh HC immediately to clarify these jokes, like issuing visa to thugs & embarrasing respectable govt servants prior issuing visa. If they don't have any goodwill towards host country's govt officials we must ensure that they feel vis-a-versa with no less effect.
Indika , August 21, 2009
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You can easily see another double standard if you go to UK (and EU) visa office. It is run by a company who hates Sinhalese (and create problems) and help Tamils to get UK (and other EU countries) visa's. SL government should expel this company as well.
Truthfirst , August 20, 2009
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who knows what these SL ministers are upto, okkama hora yakku...venom 20.8.09
venom , August 20, 2009
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now every one knows how the ordinary Sri Lankans are harresed by these western powers when our people try to visit their countries. I'snt it high time we trated their nationals including the diplomatic staff the same way. Ou people must stop treating white pepole like "gods".
newton de silva , August 20, 2009
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Its time the Sri Lankan Government get tough with the expatriate & local staff at the British High Commission, Colombo. They judge others by their own standards. British subjects must also be subjected to rigid checks when they wish to vist Sri Lanka either for work or holiday. British must understand that their days are gone and they are a disgrace to the world!
Ldes , August 20, 2009
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Sri Lanka has recently discovered the duplicity and deception that are practiced by Western nations like Britain and the United States. Double standards for third-world countries is not new. Colonialism and racism have always been practiced by such powers over the years. The difference here is that Sri Lanka had not of late, suffered under these policies after independence, and to many in Sri Lanka it has come as a surprise. Creating disharmony between ethnic or religious groups has been a favourite ploy in their repertoire for many centuries. Sri Lankans should simply not forget, that is all.
Lasantha , August 20, 2009
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This is so sad. The british government is harbouring terrorists and blocking good people enter into their land. Terrorists should not be grown any where in the world.
Deshabandu , August 20, 2009
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Britsish high commission is always like this. Staff has a atttude problem. and they think they can do anything. They knowingly make innocent people suffer, I am pretty sure High Commissioner knows better than this.
Sira , August 20, 2009
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These so called Developed countries developed at the cost of countries like Sri Lanka, India, and rest of Asia. Now it is our turn to show these donkeys that no longer we are under their law. I think all Arian must get together and form a organization against these so called radical donkeys and we must be able keep these donkeys as donkeys and not lions! GIVE THEM SLAPS ON BOTH SIDES! Sri Lankans we can start! CHASE THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISION AWAY FROM OUR SOIL! Then the rst will follow!
LKcricket , August 20, 2009
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it seemsmost politicians are currupt Due to this reason innocent people suffer.It looks Ltte has been established to be one of the greatest business organisation. The brain behind is not Prakaran but some other people behind the seen. Good luck to them. Now you leave poor Srilakan alone. Please do your credit card business and all othe businesses.Please leave Srilanka alone.Leave poor tamil people alone.They have lived in peace with Sinhalese many cencharies.You outsiders created the problem. Wijeratna.
P.G.Wijeratna , August 20, 2009
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I am afraid the Labour govt. has lost all credibility with the people here and this type of stupidity is just part of their bunglings.Governor of the Central province too complained to me about UK refusing his visa to enter UK as a visitor.It seems UK is on downward path until the Conservative administration put things right when they take over the administration after the next elections.Labour has lost the plot and they are fast loosing their voter base and now they are desperate to cling on to the terrorists to get to the block vote of the diaspora.
lanka , August 20, 2009
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british knows these bloody booruwas are thieves... kissi kamakata nathi jokers...fools...
venom 19.8.09
venom , August 19, 2009
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We bloody well deserve this my friends for still worshiping these unwashed colonial whites.Look at the number of roads we are grandeurly use on our main city roads.Ward, Horton,Lipton,Bullers,Victoria etc. never did anything to this country or the inhabitants out of love for them.If at all ,all they did was to create divisions between the peaceful communities by their devious schemes.We use names like Aberdeen,Corbett's Gap and many similar names for beautiful locations of the island where there are good local names. Tell me one road named after Leonard Woolf,Bracegirdle, Mueller,or any such who felt for the simple folks of this country and cried at the injustices against them and their religion and culture.Many of them were persecuted themselves and humiliated by the then rulers for their"crimes". 6500 + young laid down their lives for the future of this country last 6 to 12 months.How many have we dared to remember by naming a single rut to date? Are only the fat bellied, big talking politicians the heroes of this war?
I certainly think we deserve what ever the humiliation treatment we were meted out with.
We deserve the treatment we are getting from these
P.Bootham , August 19, 2009
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The politicians are the biggest crooks in SL - in the circumstances - and as the President has said - no one is beyond the law. So why shouldn't the AG have to follow exactly the same procedure as anyone else? No strings to pull or favours to call as patronage is not the way UK politics works.
SPW , August 19, 2009
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The relation ship between U.K and Sri Lanka is a very long one.There are few hicups from time to time.It is a situation like that now.We Sri Lankans should not go down to the leval of current British Government and make unnecessory commnets.This labour government is unwanted by the British people.British public have no part to play in these unfortunate behaviour.We Sri Lankans have to maintain good relations with U.K as it playes an important role in Europe as well.One has to look for the long term relationships than short term misundestandings.
DR.Wijebahu , August 19, 2009
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It was revealed recently theat all these treacherous Western countries have prevented a certain arms exporter to Sri Lanka and delayed by 8 months at the height of the recent war against TERRORISM when SLankan Forces were nearing Killinochchi.Fortunately, by that time the LTTE was 80% destroyed preventing them overriding Sri Lankan Forces.After a great effort by the GOSL-President,the needed arms were received.Their double standard is well exposed whose agenda is to TAKE REVENGE.But the TRUTH WILL PREVAIL AND THESE TRAITORS WILL GET DESTROYED.
Jay Ranaweera , August 19, 2009
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Britain is aware of the lack of progress of "indictments filed by the attorney general against more than 600 members of police and armed forces" for human rights violations,as revealed to the UN Human Rights Council last year - when sri lanka was voted out of the Council. And, also about the lack of concern of the attorney general about filing indictments against 108 lankan peacekeepers who were expelled from Haiti by the UN, for sexual abuse of haitian females,most of them children.
Britian is aware of the severe erosion of the Rule of Law by such actions of the government's Chief Law Officer - the Attorney General,and does not tolerate this in the united kingdom.
Packianathan , August 19, 2009
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keep on accusing the Brits and West whenever they do not give us aid or critical of us.
Ramesh , August 19, 2009
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We should also make sure that miliBanda gets the same treatment when he wants to return to save terrorists next time.
gurunanse , August 19, 2009
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Now all world know ,so called super powers like US,Uk,Aus; help to underworld of all developing countries (3 rd world) to unsettle their legitimate goverments.UN is proved as biggest joker of the world.
Shame on you Britishes.
Helaya , August 19, 2009
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We are not their servants anymore. Send all of them home. Remember what that fool Sillyband tried to do when LTTE was on the brink of defeat. F****** white Diplomacy. We don't need them on our soil.
CW , August 19, 2009
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It is a very sad story to hear that the noble, honourable and admired nation of Great Britain, whom Sri Lanka valued as a friend, who bore the likes of great men and women like Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, has been almost totally corrupted and destroyed by Labour government crooks who have no interest in the common good, but only in their seats, and wish to appease terrorist extremists in their constituencies and have wrecked foreign relations. One can only hope that the good British people will eliminate this stupid government next general election and restore the friendly relationship of the two great nations once more.
Sanath Malagaram , August 19, 2009
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you cannot trust this govt, can you remember what they did with KARUNA.
roshan , August 19, 2009
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Double standard of British diplomacy and the bunch of high minded crooks working in the British High Commssion has made once they called the Great Britain the rectum of the world.
Nihal Fernando , August 19, 2009

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