ஊடகவியலாளர் தனுஷ்க செனவிரத்ன மீது ‘பொலிஸ்’ என்று கூறிக்கொள்ளும் குழுவினால் மனிதாபிமானமற்ற முறையில் தாக்குதல் நடத்தப்பட்டமை தொடர்பில் உடனடியாக விசாரணை நடத்தப்பட வேண்டுமென சுதந்திர ஊடக இயக்கம் கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது.
‘சுப்ரீம் தசத’ தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடகவியலாளர் தனுஷ்க செனவிரத்ன மீது பொலிஸாரென்று கூறிக்கொள்ளும் குழுவினால் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட மனிதாபிமானமற்ற தாக்குதலை சுதந்திர ஊடக இயக்கம் (FMM) வன்மையாகக் கண்டிப்பதோடு, குற்றவாளிகளை சட்டத்தின் முன் நிறுத்துவதற்கு உடனடி மற்றும் அவசர விசாரணையை கோருகிறது. இலங்கை காவல்துறையின் பெயரால் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட இந்த கொடூரமான செயலுக்கு பொறுப்பானவர்களை அம்பலப்படுத்த வேண்டியது இலங்கை பொலிஸாரின் பொறுப்பாகும் என்று சுதந்திர ஊடக இயக்கம்…
තමන් පොලීසියෙන් බව පැවසූ පිරිසක් මාධ්යවේදී ධනුෂ්ක සෙනෙවිරත්නට පහරදීම – නිදහස් මාධ්ය ව්යාපාරය කඩිනම් පරීක්ෂණයක් ඉල්ලයි
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The arrest of Chamila Jayasinghe in the Administrative Service is a new form of deprivation of freedom of speech and expression.
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