COLOMBO (News1st): The suspects linked to the murder of The former Editor of The Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge are yet to be identified, 12 years - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.
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COLOMBO (News1st): Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge has told The Washington Post that Sri Lanka’s leaders have denied justice over her father’s assassination 12 years ago.
In an opinion piece published on the 2nd of March, Ahimsa Wickrematunge recalled the incidents related to her father’s killing and the investigations that ensued into the matter.
The daughter of the slain editor said it seems that killing a journalist is just another rite of passage for emerging autocrats, given the murders of journalists in the likes of Anna Politkovskaya and Jamal Khashoggi as well.
A strange case of distrust? island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Russel Hewawasam
(Lanka-e-News- 02.March.2021, 11.00PM) The Presidential Commission appointed in November 2019 to investigate the Islamic extremist attack on Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, concluded its work last January 27th. The commission examined the evidences of 450 people, including former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and security chiefs. The Commission concluded its proceedings by applying sudden brakes. Although the report of the Presidential Commission on the Easter Attack, which ended up blaming only those who did not prevent the attack, is incomplete, it is also becoming a boomerang for the present government.
Throughout the history of the country, the Presidential Commissions and other commissions set up to sabotage public funds have achieved nothing, the country and the people as well as to fulfill the hopes of the victims. However, some of the highlights of the commission s report, which received international at
A 25 year old individual has been arrested for promoting LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran on TikTok, stated the Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana.Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, the suspect was arrested for promoting terrorists by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).DIG further urged the public not to share any news, videos or pictures related to terrorism or