The Nugegeoda office premises belonging to the ‘Lanka’ newspaper was sealed off by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) a short while ago on a Court order, Police Spokesman SSP I. M Karunaratne told Daily Mirror online.
The Police Spokesman said that no report of the reason behind the action taken by the CID had been received to him but that a Court order had been obtained prior to entering the premises.
A journalist attached to the pro JVP newspaper meanwhile said that CID officials at the scene had said that the office was being sealed off because an article published by the newspaper posed a threat to national security.
The Editor of the ‘Lanka’ newspaper, Chandana Sirimalwatte was arrested by the CID last evening after being called over to make a statement regarding a published article that had made revelations about a senior government official. (GDC &RR)
Seen here is the editor of ‘Lanka’ newspaper, Chandana Sirimalwatte being escorted out of his office by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who also sealed off the Nugegeoda office premises belonging to the ‘Lanka’ newspaper. Pics by Gayan Amarasekera