The Island
Eight media organizations are scheduled to demonstrate at the Lipton Circus in Colombo today (12) against the government’s failure to punish those responsible for the killings and attacks on journalists.
Assistant Secretary of the Free Media Movement Dileesha Abeysundera told The Island that the picket, while protesting against the violation of media rights in general will highlight the killing of Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickremetunga in broad daylight, while he was on his way to work on January 8 last year.
“The damage caused to MTV studios, in Depanama Pannipitya, by a group of armed men, prior to the killing of Lasantha, and the lack of progress in the police investigations’, will also be drawn attention to.”
The demonstration has been organized by the Free Media Movement, Working Journalists Association, Editors Guild, Tamil Media Forum, Muslim Media Forum, Federation of Media Employees Trade Union, South Asia Free Media Association-Sri Lanka Chapter and the Newspaper Owners Association.