Edmund Hewavitarne
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Edmund Hewavitarne was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessman and reservist
. Member of Ceylon Defence Force he was court marshaled for treason and died in prison, he was pardoned posthumous pardon. He was the younger brother of Anagarika Dharmapala
.
Born to the rich Hewavitarne family, his father was Don Carolis Hewavitharana
and Mallika Dharmagunawardhana (the daughter of Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana
) was his mother. His brothers were Don David Hewavitarne
and Charles Alwis Hewavitharana
.
During the 1915 riots he was arrested on trumped up charges and court marshaled for treason and shop-breaking. Sentenced to penal servitude for life after a three day trail he was detained in the Welikada Prison
and was transferred to the Jaffna Prison. There he died after five months due to lack of medical treatment.
Philip Morrell
raised the matter of the death of Hewavitarne in the House of Commons. However, Walter Long, the Secretary of State for the Colonies
refused to allow an impartial Inquiry into cases of miscarriage of justice in the courts-martial and into the general administration of martial law during and after the Ceylon disturbances.
Reservist
A reservist is a person who is a member of a military reserve force. They are otherwise civilians, and in peacetime have careers outside the military. Reservists usually go for training on an annual basis to refresh their skills. This person is usually a former active-duty member of the armed...
. Member of Ceylon Defence Force he was court marshaled for treason and died in prison, he was pardoned posthumous pardon. He was the younger brother of Anagarika Dharmapala
Anagarika Dharmapala
Anagarika Dharmapala was a leading figure of Buddhism in the twentieth century. He was one of the founding contributors of Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Protestant Buddhism...
.
Born to the rich Hewavitarne family, his father was Don Carolis Hewavitharana
Don Carolis Hewavitharana
Don Carolis Hewavitharana Wijeyaguneratne was a Ceylonese businessman, industrialist, philanthropist and a pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement. He was the father of Anagarika Dharmapala, and created a political family of considerable influence.-Early life:He was born in Yatiyana, Hittetiya,...
and Mallika Dharmagunawardhana (the daughter of Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana
Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana
Muhandiram Lansage Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana was a Sri Lankan businessman, a philanthropist and a pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement...
) was his mother. His brothers were Don David Hewavitarne
Anagarika Dharmapala
Anagarika Dharmapala was a leading figure of Buddhism in the twentieth century. He was one of the founding contributors of Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Protestant Buddhism...
and Charles Alwis Hewavitharana
Charles Alwis Hewavitharana
Charles Alwis Hewavitharana, FRCS, LRCP was a Ceylonese physician who played a significant role in Sir Lanka's Sri Lankan independence movement...
.
During the 1915 riots he was arrested on trumped up charges and court marshaled for treason and shop-breaking. Sentenced to penal servitude for life after a three day trail he was detained in the Welikada Prison
Welikada Prison
The Welikada Prison is a maximum security prison and is the largest prison in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1841 by the British colonial government under Governor Cameron. The prison covers and area of . It is over-crowded with about 1700 detainees exceeding the actual member that could be accommodated...
and was transferred to the Jaffna Prison. There he died after five months due to lack of medical treatment.
Philip Morrell
Philip Morrell
Philip Edward Morrell, was a British statesman and Liberal politician.He was the son of Frederic Morrell, solicitor, of Black Hall, Oxford, by his wife Harriette Anne, daughter of the President of St John's College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Rev. Philip Wynter DD...
raised the matter of the death of Hewavitarne in the House of Commons. However, Walter Long, the Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies....
refused to allow an impartial Inquiry into cases of miscarriage of justice in the courts-martial and into the general administration of martial law during and after the Ceylon disturbances.