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Channel-4 journalists said they would pay the vehicle driver, who drove them to Colombo from Anuradhapura “if he was forced to drive them against his will and at his own cost.”

They claimed that the C-4 crew were forced into van against their wishes by the police.

Tweeting on behalf of the C-4 team currently in Sri Lanka, an editor of the team to whose twitter account the followers of Callum Macrae were directed to, they asked if they also had to pay for “monitoring” which they alleged was continuously happening during their stay.

”Apparently we have 2 pay 4 our enforced van rtn 2 Colombo. Do we also have to pay for police following us constantly, monitoring calls etc?” they tweeted.

The team explaining the circumstances said that “To update readers’ police this morning drove us, in high speed convoy back 2 Colombo. We are now being followed by motorbike & mini hatchback”.

However earlier when contacted by Daily Mirror, military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya denied the claims made by Mr. Macrae and his crew.

“We have no reason to follow them; we are happy that they are here and want them to experience the country first hand. We reject all such allegations and claims because it’s utter nonsense and seems nothing but a ruse for attracting attention,” he said,

Earlier The driver of the vehicle which escorted the Channel-4 crew led by Callum Macrae from Anuradhapura to Colombo in a police complaint said he had not been paid by the journalists. (By Hafeel Farisz)

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  • nalaka Friday, 15 November 2013 09:06 AM

    please kick these fellows out of the country

    Sriyani Friday, 15 November 2013 09:14 AM

    These poor drivers impatiently await for hires to make ends meet. Without knowing the consequences he would have promptly obliged when foreigners got into the van. Also, police would have instructed him to take them and it was pretty obvious that the person/s who hire the vehicle wouldl pay the hire at the destination.

    lkboy Friday, 15 November 2013 09:38 AM

    what rogues!

    Kanth Friday, 15 November 2013 09:39 AM

    Sri Lankan Democracy

    simple mind Friday, 15 November 2013 09:46 AM

    @ Nalaka, if you want them to be kicked out of the country. Why in gods name were they invited in the 1st place. Funny kind of SL hospitality

    Kwan Friday, 15 November 2013 01:25 PM

    Try to do this in London either yu get shot accidentally or get TASED

    Canadian Friday, 15 November 2013 01:41 PM

    Thank God it's not a White VAN

    silva Sunday, 17 November 2013 03:16 AM

    They did not want to go back. They were forced to return. They should have got a refund for their train fare!!!

    Srodrigo Sunday, 17 November 2013 11:58 AM

    if you do this anywhere in the USA u will get your head ripped apart by a chainsaw


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