By Colombo Telegraph –
“A UNP source told Pol Chief that Tiran Alles had executed an affidavit detailing Basil Rajapaksa, Jayasundera and Weeratunga’s involvement in the arrangements with Emil Kanthan, a prominent Tamil businessman and suspected LTTE intelligence officer, some time ago. Alles has deposited the original in a secure place accessible to his attorney. Further, Alles had recorded at least one of the meetings between Kanthan and Rajapaksa’s election team (Basil Rajapaksa, Jayasundera and Weeratunga ) with his mobile phone’s video camera. (Note: at least one of the meetings reportedly took place in Alles’ office.)” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.
Rajapaksa, Mangala and Tiran
The Colombo Telegraph found the related leaked cable from the WikiLeaks database. The cable was written on June 14, 2007 by the US Ambassador to Colombo, Robert O. Blake.
The Ambassador wrote “According to the source, Alles also kept a copy of the video in a secure location. Several Embassy contacts report having seen at least parts of the video.”
“On June 13, Alles was released on one million rupees bail (roughly 90,000 U.S. dollars) under stringent conditions that include a weekly check-in with the TID. While Alles and his family members were in court for his bail hearing, his house was reportedly ransacked. The burglars seemed to pay special attention to Alles’ home office. Alles’ close friend, former Port Development Minister Sripathi Sooriyarachchi, was quoted in the Daily Mirror alleging that the video disk was taken. In addition to the video, Alles stated that one million rupees was taken from his house. Despite this, Sooriyarachchi added that Alles has “important things to disclose, which will be done in the near future,” implying that Alles may have other copies of the video. Blake further wrote.
Below we give the relevant part of the confidential cable;
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Colombo Telegraph 
Both GoSL and the LTTE are corrupt. That is the real problem the country faces now.
Posted by ameerali | March 14, 2012, 4:11 pmHave you got a solution in mind? The UNP?
Posted by Peter Casie Chetty | March 14, 2012, 6:03 pm@ Ameerali, Why not NOGs; CT published this; Sunanda Saga, States Of Denial And NGO Accountability
http://colombotelegraph.com/2012/02/25/sunanda-saga-states-of-denial-and-ngo-accountability/
AND this;
How Sunanda Robbed Money And Rs 30.9 million Unaudited FMM
http://colombotelegraph.com/2012/03/03/how-sunanda-robbed-money-and-rs-30-9-million-unaudited-fmm/
Posted by Wimalasiri - NY | March 14, 2012, 4:13 pmRajapakse is a dangerous man to be “friends” with. Better to have a garden full of snakes.
Posted by Devinda Fernando | March 14, 2012, 4:14 pmExactly, Tigers accepted bribe and went to hell .
Posted by Thambimuttu - US | March 14, 2012, 4:58 pmAlles owns the Sunday Leader now.So will we see Mangala Samaraweera as a Presidential Candidate soon? By the way how is that Kusal Perera a very good writer is no more at the Sunday Leader. Informed sources say that despite all the trumpeting about media freedom the Sunday Leader will now have to tow the Samaraweera- Alles- Chandrika Kumaratunga line. This partnership can be torn to bits by reminders of how CBK and MS “ruled” the Media with party supporters and their voters hogging the best places in Government. Jail Birds and their brothers were employed as journalists without having a clue about what the profession was all about.
I have not asked for much but I will give it all I have.
Posted by Peter Casie Chetty | March 14, 2012, 6:02 pmThis is rubbish from Chetty, Zero Knowledge is dangerous. Talk what you know. Sunday Leader owned by Lal Wickremetunge and Alles has no involvement with the Leader publications. Kusul Perera was good writer yes, he was asked to stop writing, yes true. but it was an ethical issue. Contact Sunday Leader or Kusal Perera, kusal.perera@gmail.com . Then publish his version Chetty. Don’t use given freedom of expression to through mud.
Posted by someone who knows the facts | March 14, 2012, 6:50 pmWhat a load of rubbish PCC. At least comment on the substance of this article. I guess you can’t other than to deny it. What this means is that the wrong man got elected president eh? Bad for old Velu and serve the Tamil Ealamayas right for thinking a snake can be trusted while the honest politician who offered them a compromise was betrayed. This is one fabulous lesson in how not to do things from the Tamil point of view. This Wiki leak is priceless. It is the proverbial smoking gun. As for the associates of of Alles be for-warned the man is a double dealer.
Posted by Mark | March 14, 2012, 8:35 pmwhat the hack…you [Edited out] idiots…now LTTE is gone…Rajapaksa sent them to hell with that money….that’s all!!!
Posted by hakka patas | March 14, 2012, 9:26 pmOf course Velu went to hell with that money. Not only Velu entire Tamil struggle. Velu is an idiot.
Posted by Kugan | March 14, 2012, 10:20 pmIs that meen entire Tamilianes are LTTE?
Posted by Nishantha | March 15, 2012, 3:43 pmGreat stuff , Thanks. I think Alles black mailed MARA
Posted by yakandawela - Nuwaraeliya | March 14, 2012, 10:18 pmසුදු ඇඳ නටති හෙලුවෙන්!
Posted by hadhaarana | March 15, 2012, 5:55 amgood work
Posted by Lion of the National Flag | March 15, 2012, 5:56 amWhy Colombo Telegraph is editing the Content , what do they have to hide .
For your reading pleasure I have given the unsanitzed version below .,
Posted by galbanis | March 15, 2012, 3:33 pmLTTE always used to hoodwink all gov officials and politicians and got their job done. In 2005, LTTE comfortably ran a de facto gov in North and East thanks UNP traitors. They had few things to sort out using the seas.
If this is true, I’m so happy for MR team as this is the first time in the history someone hoodwinked the LTTE. Bravo!
Posted by Sen | March 15, 2012, 3:58 pmIn a strange way I am glad Ltte was bribed for not allowing Tamil Voters to excercise their Democratic right .
Had they voted Ranil would have been the president for South and Prabha for North .Clearly Ranil would have given in to Western pressure .
I admire the courage and the balancing act MR had to play during the immediate pre war era .
Mr had the Best Chance in the history of Sri Lanka to make it , Truly a Miracle . Instead Mr has disappointed us immensely with the mismangement of the country .
Mr President it is still not late for you to be remembered as a most righteous ruler ever to rule Sri Lanka. Who brought many Sri Lankans out of their poverty and misery .
Posted by galbanis | March 15, 2012, 4:18 pmGalbanis
agree with you.
Posted by Nimal | March 15, 2012, 11:14 pmMR is a village idiot. SL cannot survive by itself; it needs the assistance of the West, not East. Only someone like Ranil can ensure SL has good relations with the West.
Posted by Observer | March 15, 2012, 11:20 pmGo **** urself city boy !! xD
Posted by Gona | March 16, 2012, 11:26 am