5 November 2024 08:34 am Views - 69
Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath said the government had not laid hands on media, and as a result, a lot of misinformation is in circulation using ‘the freedom of wild ass’.
Making remarks to the press in response to a question by a journalist, Minister Herath said this in Kadawatha on Sunday.
“We have not laid our hands on media. That is why there is a lot of misinformation spread using the freedom of the wild ass. If we have laid our hands on media, it cannot be done. We ask those concerned not to leave scope for it,” he said.
He said the media should also act according to the law of the country and be guided by ethics. Mr. Herath said the law would be invoked to anyone violating the law.