'Lanka' scribe assaulted

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A journalist working for the ‘Lanka’ newspaper who was campaigning for an art festival in Moneragala was assaulted by a group of thugs headed by a regional politician in the area this evening, Lanka Editor Chandana Sirimalwatte told Daily Mirror online.

Sirimalwatte added that after the journalist was attacked his mobile phone was taken away. The assault had taken place after the journalist had taken a photograph of the vehicle the thugs had used.

After the intervention of the police, the matter was settled and the politician had promise not to hinder the work of ‘Lanka’ journalists in the future. Sirimalwatte added that a bystander who had inquired into what was going on had also been severely assaulted by one of the thugs. (GS)

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Comments - 8

Saturday, 29 May 2010 04:39 PM

Thugs culture is part and parcel of our political culture.

Saturday, 29 May 2010 05:07 PM

this has to be stopped. .these kind of thugs are sissies

Saturday, 29 May 2010 05:33 PM

Still, the thuggery against journalists is not over but the Ministers who undertake sojourns to the UN and EU shamelessly boast of media freedom.

Saturday, 29 May 2010 06:31 PM

Time to time they(JVP) should have been given such a treats. It is good not only for their health but ours (Sri Lankans) also.

Saturday, 29 May 2010 11:24 PM

Lanka style of freedom.

Saturday, 29 May 2010 11:30 PM

Do you think journalist or police can do a honest job in SL
No because of political interference, unless this culture changes Average citizen can`t expect much from the criminal
justice system or have real media freedom we often speak about.

Sunday, 30 May 2010 04:24 AM

How can we erase old mistakes to go to the civilized society, when this fools are day by day making the same error again and again as fools.

Sunday, 30 May 2010 01:08 PM

Order of the day! This is press freedom, Sri Lanka version.

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