PM asks IGP to probe incident at Matara Magistrate's Court

13 May 2016 08:25 pm

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed IGP Pujith Jayasundera to investigate the incident which occurred at the Matara Magistrate's Court where journalists were alleged to have been barred from reporting proceedings when former minister Basil Rajapaksa was produced in Court.

Journalists were barred from entering the Court premises nor were they allowed to cover the proceedings.

According to reports the journalists had complained to senior DIG Chandana Wickramaratne who had assured them that he would also look into this matter. (YP)