Independence of Judiciary: the battle must be taken to the UN and the Commonwealth

Hasitha Madawala,with Namal Rajapaksha (right) was gunned down after he had fallen from favour

Will the Constitutional Logjam be shattered with a Political Cudgel?  by Tisaranee Gunasekara
“The arbitrary and apparently irrational, antiutilitarian nature of life under such regimes….disarms all attempts by reasonable men to understand and explain the course of events”. - Tony Judt (Reappraisals)

Hasitha Madawala was shot dead on the night of January 5th, outside his house. His murderers rode a motorcycle, wore hoods, and got away. Mr. Madawala was not a member of the opposition or a Rajapaksa-opponent. Like Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra he was a loyal SLFPer; and a UPFA member of the Kelaniya Pradesheeya Sabha. His grisly fate is a reminder that under Rajapaksa rule, life can be short and death brutish to all but the Rajapaksas and their kin.