EXCLUSIVE: Mervin not guilty, decides committee
News Courtesy: Ada Derana
The disciplinary committee appointed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to probe the incident of a Samurdhi officer being tied to a tree at Kelaniya, has decided that former Deputy Minister Mervin Silva is not guilty.
The three-member committee which handed over its report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa has stated that there was no evidence against former Deputy Highways Minister Mervin Silva to prove that he was responsible for punishing the Samurdhi official to a tree for failing to be present during an anti-dengue campaign.
The said Samurdhi officer had also claimed that he had willingly let himself be tied to a tree symbolising a traditional village punishment of old. The official has claimed that this was only a demonstration to discourage others from shirking their responsibilities and he had volunteered himself be tied to a tree, the committee had stated in the report.
Considering the available evidence the disciplinary committee has decided that Mervin Silva is not guilty of breaching any party discipline, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena who is also the SLFP General Secretary told Ada Derana a short while ago.
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Joke of the day… All knew what will be end result…..
That’s the most exhillarating news I have heard in the age of the post terrorist war in the Sinhala Buddhist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Dr Mervin Silva now deserves to be appointed External Affairs Minister and free Dr GL Peiris to focus on Constitutional Affairs.
Dr Mervin Silva is the common man’s hero. Atrue son of the soil who cannot tolerate the bureaucracy. Public Servants continue to attend meeting while the precious Sinhala Buddhist citizens of the country are neglected.
I read elsewhere that the CEB chairman intends to sack all the Deputy General Managers. Excellent move. The CEB is wrecked by the bureaucrats who have zero commercial sense. Why does the CEB need Deputy general Managers who are paid fat salaries? What the CEB needs is a competent, efficient and qaulified operations and maintenance team to ensure ongoing profitable operations of its infrastructure. Send the General Managers home and recycle the thick files they created.
Dr Mervin is my hero and is the hero of all Sinhala Buddhist Citizens of the Sinhala Buddhist Republic of Sri Lanka.
May he live long to be able serve the Sinhala Buddhist population.
Dr Mervin will be effective in dealing with neo-terrorist threat faced by the Sinhala Buddhist Republic of Sri Lanka with the terrorist tamil diaspora and its western lackeys.
For starters, Dr Mervin must accompany HE Mahinda Rajapaksa to the forthcoming sessions of the UN General Assembly.
Dr Mervin must publicly meet SG Ban-Ki-Moon and give him a taste of Sri Lankan chilli beef curry.
Well directed drama ANDARE produce by Dr.Mervin Silva
and Directed by MR.President has end.
Yes we know this result, but my privort opeinion is, very need to like this pesons for developing this country, unless never finishing lazy and crazy govenment officers work, well done minister
i wish u all the best
The photo of MS sitting on the floor at the feet of the President with his head down occasionally glancing up guiltily reminds me of a dog who has just been disciplined by its master for pissing on the floor.
MS body language speaks volumes, whatever the media has been informed by Hon. Maithripala Sirisena.
MS has been given another chance for the umpteenth time. Would he learn his lesson and behave himself? I doubt it.
He is the black sheep of the family who the family has to put up with, like it or lump it.
tis is the hillerious commedy of the era. in sri lanka. what a joker is the mervin silva and more worser jokers are that commitee members. dont they have evidnces? i doought it. did not they see those tv clips. i dought it. it seems whole sri lankan freedom party is a joke. whole sri lanka is a joke. the system is a joke. no wonder westren ountries say that we are still uncivilized.
This is a very sad situation. There is no rule of law in the country. Most people hailed the presidency of Mr. Rajapaksha. Alas, we have found to wrong.
Hai we all knew that Dr. Mervin was not even presenet when this incident took place . Why all everybody accuses him are you all mad?
DR. MERVIN IS GREAT SON OF SRI LANKA. HE GOT HIS DOCTORATE IN LAW, AND WONDERFUL MINISTER SERVING FOR THE COUNTRY.
KEEP UP UR GOOD WORK DOCTOR, WHY DONOT YOU EDUCATE YOUNG GENERATION AT COLOMBO LAW COLLEGE/ CAMPUS.