did cpa plagiarize dbs jeyaraj in the their trinco report?

in my last post i examined and exposed the bias evident in recent centre for policy alternatives(cpa) report. since then it has emerged that the said report is in fact a partial plagiarism of writings of ltte sympathizer and blogger dbs jeyaraj or his sources.

while the recent updated blog post of dbs jeyaraj was published after the cpa report there are enough evidence to show that authors of cpa report had access to the jeyaraj's writing before its publication and that cpa was plagiarizing jeyaraj and not the other way around.

here is the evidence:

in cpa report following sentence occurs,
It appeared that several large shops were specifically targeted – among them were Hari Electricals, the Dollar Agency, the Dialog Company and the Sunlight (Lever Brothers) Agency. The mob also attacked the Hatton National Bank.

in jeyaraj
The violence was initially confined to areas near the Clock tower , Central road, Main street, North Coast road etc. It appeared that several large shops were specifically targeted - among them were Hari Electricals, the Dollar Agency, the Dialog Company and the Sunlight (Lever Brothers) Agency. The mob also attacked the Hatton National Bank.

(i have already raised questions regarding the validity of content of the sentence in my previous post. so i will confine myself to examining the plagiarism here)

it is obvious that one of them is a cut and paste job from the other. now why do i say that the original was from jeyaraj?
well look at the sentence preceding it in his post and then notice how he goes on to detail how police did not respond to emergency alarms set off by hatton national bank, how vehicles of bank employees were attacked and how the bank employees are supposedly on strike demanding security guarantees. (as i said let us forget the validity of these claims for now)

in other words jeyaraj provides context to that statement as well as additional details while cpa report does not.

since the sentences are identical we have to conclude that cpa was plagiarizing jeyaraj or his source.

another instance
from jeyaraj
The Government imposed curfews in three divisions including Trinco town and gradually relaxed them. People however have been displaced due to the violence. 319 from 98 families are housed in Bharathy Vidyalayam in Varothaya nagar; 243 from 67 families are in Kalaimagal vidyalayam in Bharathypuram. 275 from 75 families are in the Bharathipuram school. Some are stayng with relatives while some others have fled to Tiger controlled areas.
As of the 20th April, the District Secretariat, Trincomalee, had the displaced figure at 2673 persons (723 families). This does not take into account the large numbers who are residing with family and friends, and those who are simply leaving their homes at night-time for more secure locations. The response to the displacement, even from NGOs, has been slow, hampered by the prevailing tensions and lack of personnel. In some areas government assistance was received only on the 18th April, despite the fact that people were displaced on the 14th April.

from cpa
The violence, as well as the fear and insecurity experienced by the civilians, has led to a fairly substantial displacement. As of the 20th April, the District Secretariat, Trincomalee, had this figure at 2673 persons (723 families). This does not take into account the large numbers who are residing with family and friends, and those who are simply leaving their homes at night-time for more secure locations. The response to the displacement, even from NGOs, has been slow, hampered by the prevailing tensions and lack of personnel. In some areas government assistance was received only on the 18th April, despite the fact that people were displaced on the 14th April.

as you can see jeyaraj provides more context and details while cpa seems to be busy copying and pasting selectively.

these are just two instances, there are lot more, but i will for now confine my self to them.

what is curious about this blatant plagiarism is that jeyarj who does not conceal his bias still gives details and figures for sinhala victims while cpa so very obviously ignores or lessens them.
here is a example

from jeyaraj
The body of a Sinhala youth named Nissanka from Mahindapura was found in Thoorankaadu on April 14th morning. Missing from the 13th he had been hacked to death.

from cpa
The body of a young Sinhala man, identified as Nissanka, was found in Mahindapura on the 14th April. He had been missing since the 13th.

notice the missing words (hacked to death) not to mention location of the dead body.

those who signed the cpa statment
in light of the above i and anybody else who examines this have to ask again, did all those who signed the cpa statment really participate in a bona fide 'fact finding mission'? or did they just sign on a piece of paper put before them.

while i can believe they are biased against the government and the military, i am still not convinced that all of them knowingly took part in so obvious a plagiarism but then i may be wrong.

anyway it's upto them to clear themselves of taint of plagiarism and bad faith and explain how their signatures got on that piece of plagiarism.

as for centre for policy alternatives itself, what more an can be said of its complete lack of professionalism and all too obvious bias.