So much injustice in the world! Is there no end to it? I read the paper only to find that another journalist,Namal Perera and a local political officer working at the British High Commission Mahendra Ratnaweera were assaulted.
They were followed by a ‘white van’ from Sri Lanka Press Institute in Narahenpita and attacked at Polhengoda.
So I did a research of my own and found that there’s something about that place that attracts so much controversy.
They were accused of sending LTTE to Norway under the guise of journalists, last month there has been an attempt to enter the building by some people in military uniforms and a member of their staff,Keith Noyahr who works at The Nation was abducted and beaten up and recently there have been suspicious persons in motorbikes driving to and fro (which could be pure coincidence but nevertheless…the timing is questionable right???))
All this makes you wonder ‘what’ ‘who’ is trying to prove and ‘why’??
At kolpetty today a protest took place against all the violence carried out on the journalists. I remember seeing the faces of Rosy Senanayake, Ravi Karunanayake and Rauff Hakeem and I heard that Ranil Wickremasinghe was there too.
A few people there were wearing black bands to make a statement.
Whatever that’ll help right?