President warns security officer against harassing journalists

11 April 2016 08:33 am

President Maithripala Sirisena sternly warned a security officer of the president's security detail when journalists complained to him of the threatening attitude of that officer towards the journalists.

Journalists said they were obstructed by members of the president’s security detail when they went to cover the president’s visit to the Asgiri Temple to meet the new Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiri Chapter.

Journalists informed the president about the inconvenience caused to them when he was returning from the temple due to the dispute between the journalists and the security officer.

After listening to the journalists President Sirisena sternly warned the security officer and told him not to harass them.

Acting IGP S.M. Wickremesinghe, Central Province Senior DIG Gamini Dissanayake and several politicians were present at the time. (J.A.L. Jayasinghe)