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Offensive operationTwo retired Majors General, now security consultants to two separate state ventures, were in the news last week.Insiders say they had been tasked with a special kind of operation in the hills. They say its all part of a campaign, one with tough measures, to make a VIP politico win all the preference votes and become number one. The duo had recruited some of their own old time friends for the "offensive" operation of a different sort, not the one like those in the North. Death threatsA senior Supreme Court Judge has complained to the Police and also to Chief Justice, Sarath N. de Silva, about mounting death threats on him.It was only an year ago that he received similar threats. On that occasion, he despatched his children to a foreign country where they still remain. The latest threats are said to relate to some judgements he had delivered. Police security for him has been strengthened and investigations are now under way. Timely discoveryAmong the many gazetted officers deployed for polls duty by the Police Elections Secretariat were those who had retired !!But the lapse, fortunately was discovered days before instructions went out for Tuesday's Parliamentary elections. It turned out that the Secretariat had sought the list of personnel from the Personnel Branch of the Police. The list they received, Secretariat officials say, was one that was used for the Presidential elections in December, 1999. False alarmThe defence establishment in Colombo was agog with reports early this week about 15 hard core Tiger guerrillas infiltrating the high security zone. Reports that they were engaging troops in bitter gun battles shocked not only the intelligence community but also some top brass.It soon became clear there was no such thing. It was the case of a group of soldiers being wrongly identified. A few rounds were fired but no one was hurt, says one intelligence source. A green victory?Top cops at police headquarters are excited about the outcome of Tuesday's Parliamentary general elections.One top man, who sounded confident, remarked that he and a few colleagues would not languish in cubicles after the results are announced. He said they would all get their due rewards with what he called a "green victory" Those who learnt of the remarks were surprised. It came from someone who they say remained not only cautiously, silent but also a "strong conformist." |
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