‘Uthayan’ editor questioned
FRIDAY,
20 JULY 2012
The Editor of ‘Uthayan’, a
newspaper published in Jaffna, has been questioned by the CID regarding a news
story published in the newspaper referring to Army Commander Jagath
Jayasuirya
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The
Chief Editor of the newspaper Mr. Premanand had been asked to visit the CID head
office in Jaffna at 9.30 a.m. on the 18th and the CID had questioned him for
four hours say reports.
A
special team of the CID from Colombo had recorded the statement by Mr.
Premanand.
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கடந்த காலத்தில் கடமையாற்றிய சில இராணுவத் தளபதிகளைப் போன்று படைவீரர்களின் கருத்துக்களை தாம் உதாசீனம் செய்யவில்லை என அவர் குறிப்பிட்டதுடன், படை வீரர்கள் எந்த நேரத்திலும் தம்மை சந்தித்து தமது கருத்துக்களை வெளியிட சந்தர்ப்பம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. நாட்டின் வளமான சுபீட்சத்திற்காக படையினர் தொடர்ச்சியாக அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் செயற்பட வேண்டும் என அவர் கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்
on July 18,
an article
was
published reporting on a recent interview given by Jayasuriya where he had
asserted that protecting the president was the most important duty of the Sri
Lankan Army.
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The CID had asked the Chief Editor of the newspaper to visit the CID head office in Jaffna at 9.30 am yesterday. The Editor of the newspaper Mr. Premanand had represented the news paper during the inquiry which lasted 4 hours, sources said. Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said the a special team of the CID from Colombo, had recorded a statement from the regarding a news story that was published in the newspaper. |