Sri Lanka - Interview with editor who was threatened by defence secretary

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats and insults that defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president's brother, made against Sunday Leader editor Frederica Jansz during a phone interview on 9 July. “We call on defence secretary Rajapaksa to stop threatening journalists who are doing their job,” Reporters Without Borders said. “In many countries, a government official would have to resign for making such comments and would probably be subject to a criminal prosecution. The (...)

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