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JON WESTBORG SHOULD BE NAMED A PERSONA NON GRATA IN SRILANKA AND BANISHED, SAYS JATHIKA BHIKKSU PERAMUNA
By Walter Jayawardhana reporting from Los Angeles
In this Norwegian government issued photograph the second from right is the controversial Jon Westborg, Norway’s ambassador in Colombo who with the
Ranil Wickremesinghe government aided the Tamil separatist group, the LTTE
to bring in radio transmitter equipment and a military communication VSAT earth
Station . Before becoming the ambassador in Sri Lanka Jon Westborg worked as the
head of the Redd Barna , a Norway based NGO which was helping the Tamil Tigers in their Separatist activities. The Eksath Bhikshu Peramuna is demanding that Westborg
should be named a persona non grata and be immediately banished from the country.
But the Ranil Wickremesinghe government spokesman, minister G.L.Peiris has praised him in Colombo.(caption by Walter Jayawardhana)
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(02/12/24 go2lanka.com)
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