Condemning yesterday attack against the journalist Sivagnanam Selvatheepan, the Sri Lankan Tamil Media Alliance called for those responsible to face justice.
"Attacks and threats on journalists in the North has become commonplace nowadays," said K. Jeyandran the group's secretary to Thinakurral.
Calling on the government to take action he said,
Selvatheepan was beaten with iron bars as he travelled home last night, by two unidentified men.
"Attacks and threats on journalists in the North has become commonplace nowadays," said K. Jeyandran the group's secretary to Thinakurral.
Calling on the government to take action he said,
"The government should take action to identify the people involved in this attack, to bring them to justice, and to allow journalists in the North to work freely.""Those who are in charge are failing to arrest the people responsible for such incidents and bring them before justice," Mr. Jeyandran said.
Selvatheepan was beaten with iron bars as he travelled home last night, by two unidentified men.