Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoned four Tamil journalists in Vavuniya and Mannar to present themselves at the CID office in Colombo.
The journalists, Mr Manickavasangar, Mr Lambert, Mr Ananth and Mr Pachchek, have not been told the reason for their summoning to the CID offices, reports Tamilnet.
See also:
Journalist and two students detained by Sri Lankan police in Jaffna (23 Apr 2015)
Intimidation of Tamil journalists continues under new Sri Lankan govt says TNA MP (16 Apr 2015)
IFJ condemns intimidation of Tamil journalists by Sri Lankan police (13 Apr 2015)
Uthayan journalists do not feel free – Editor (10 Apr 2015)
Jaffna journalist detained after investigating assault by Sri Lankan police (08 Apr 2015)
Tamil journalists threatened by police in Jaffna (08 Apr 2015)
Surveillance of journalists in North must stop, says international media mission (01 Mar 2015)
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