Media rights activists and opposition politicians have raised serious concerns over press freedom after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoned Aruna newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mahinda Illeperuma for questioning over a report on police clearance procedures. Illeperuma was called to the CID following the publication of a news item which claimed that police require an endorsement from the local Public Security Committee when issuing police clearance certificates. The government later dismissed the report as false, with Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala stating in Parliament that no such requirement exists and that no official circular has been issued by his ministry or the…
Sri Lanka Govt slammed over CID summons of Newspaper editor
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