Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- Truth, the idiom goes is often stranger than fiction. Our country seems to embody this truism. Days ago we were jolted when media reported the Attorney General -whose independent status has withstood numerous changes as per the Constitution- advised law enforcement authorities that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the three persons accused of abducting the driver of - Lasantha Wickrematunge- Editor of the now defunct 'Sunday Leader' newspaper. Lasantha was murdered in broad daylight that day. The three were suspected of involvement in the crime. The late Wickrematunge was a vocal critic of the then government, particularly regarding alleged corruption and human rights abuses. His murder shocked the country...