28 September 2021 12:01 pm Views - 2593
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the relevant officials not to summon the journalists to the CID, who disclosed the garlic scam to the media, Cabinet Spokesman Dullas Alahapperuma said.
He told the weekly Cabinet briefing that Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara also assured that the journalists will not be summoned to the CID nor the CID will visit the media institutions to inquire about the incident.
The Minister said he regretted over the incident and that such an incident should not have taken place.
He said Minister Bandula Gunawardana had lodged a complaint with the CID over an allegation made by an official of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) over the garlic scam.
He said Minister Gunawardana did not name any media institution or journalist in his complaint and said there was some confusion over this matter. (Ajith Siriwardana)