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26th October, 2016

Mr. Jayantha Chandrasiri,
The Editor,
Divaina Newspaper,
Colombo - 02
Dear Mr. Chandrasiri,
We, the undersigned, are appalled by the Editorial decision taken by editors and writer, Keerthi
Warnakulasuriya, of the Divaina newspaper, to publish a story on the Jaffna university students who were killed
by the Police, titled The Jaffna students who were shot were riding a prohibited high powered motorcycle
(translated from Sinhala. Screenshot of original article attached). This report is guilty of both flagrant fabrication
of facts, and attempts to divert attention and onus from the Police and State, to the two student victims.
The Bajaj CT 100 which the students were riding is a 100cc5 motorbike (bike image attached6), and NOT a
prohibited 1000cc bike as stated in the news report. Furthermore, the writer uses this blatant lie, couched as a
fact, to deliberately shift the focus of the reportage, and insinuate that the shooting, an incident of blatant
police brutality, can somehow be explained or justified. The broader implication is that somehow, the victims
were to blame.
We demand that the Divaina Online Edition retract with immediate effect this fabricated report, take strong
action against Mr. Warnakulasuriya for his irresponsible journalism, and issue a public apology on your site for
the newspaper's unethical journalistic practice and policy.

Signed by;
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B. Gowthaman
Bhavani Fonseka
Chandraguptha Thenuwara
Christobel Saverimuttu
Dinuka Fernando
Dr. Jehan Perera
Dr. T. Balamurukan
Gajen Mahendra
Gehan Gunatilleke
Hans Billimoria
Harean Hettiarachchi
Hasanah Cegu Isadeen
Herman Kumara
Hilmy Ahamed

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Hyshyama Hamin
Iromi Perera
Jake Oorloff
Janani Thambaiah
Joe William
K. Aingkaran
K. Guruparan
Kalani Subasinghe
Kusal Perera
Lakshan Dias
Luwie Niranjan
M.L. Rohan Peries
Mahendran Thiruvarangan
Marisa de Silva

Bajaj Motorcycles - http://www.bajajauto.com/ct100_technical_specs.asp#topLook

Images taken by freelance photo journalist, Uthayarasa Shalin, on 21 st October (Friday), 2016, at Kulappidi junction (site of
the shooting), Kokuvil.
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Melisha Yapa
Mirak Raheem
Nilshan Fonseka
Niran Anketell
Nirmanusan Balasundaram
P.N. Singham
Parakrama Niriella
Peter Rezel
Prabu Deepan
Prof. Harendra de Silva
Raisa Wickrematunge
Rev. Fr. Rohan Dominic
Rev. Sr. Noel Christine Fernando
Ruki Fernando
Sampath Samarakoon

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Sanjana Hattotuwa
Selvaraja Rajasegar
Shehan de Alwis
Shenali De Silva
Shivantha Rathnayake
Subha Wijesiriwardena
Sumi Kerison
Suren D. Perera
Swasthika Arulingam
T. Mathuri
Thyagi Ruwanpathirana
Vraie Balthazaar