07/07/2010
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Lanka Truth
It has been revealed that the protest which was held in front of UN office complex Colombo was conducted with an overall awareness of the government. This came to the notice after a journalist recorded a threat made to a police officer by the Defense Secretary over the phone.
07/05/2010
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Inner City Press
UNITED NATIONS, July 5 -- The UN's compound in Colombo has been surrounded, UN staff held hostage by a crowd led by Sri Lankan government minister Wimal Weerawansa. "We warn the U.N. to withdraw the (investigating) panel if they want to get the employees out," Weerawansa told the protesters.
07/01/2010
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Sunday Leader
Earlier Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa urged Sri Lankans to surround the UN office and hold its staff hostage until the advisory panel on Sri Lanka is scrapped (Daily Mirror). The government assured the UN that this was the Minister’s ‘individual opinion’. UN Associate Spokesman Farhan Haq said that the body had not mobilized against any immediate threat.