Lal Wickrematunge, elder brother of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, reflects on the 16-year journey since Lasantha’s murder, an event that left his children fatherless and parents mourning their youngest son. In a message published in Colombo Telegraph, he decries the cowardice of the killers, who remain free despite being known to certain investigators and condemns four successive governments for failing to muster the political will to hold both the murderers and those who ordered the killing accountable. Linking Lasantha’s death to his investigative reporting on the controversial MiG aircraft purchase, Lal criticizes the culture of impunity and apathy that allowed corrupt systems to flourish. Despite this long-standing injustice, he now finds renewed hope in President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s efforts to reinstate senior investigative officers, expressing a fervent wish that either justice or karma will finally provide his family with the closure they so desperately seek.
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