Four years after the end of the armed conflict, with a flourishing military presence, Sri Lanka's Media Minister said that he could not guarantee that foreign journalists would be safe if they ventured outside the Colombo.
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said:
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said:
"There is 'huge dissent' among the public regarding Callum Macrae, the Channel 4 Director who exposed alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, and the people appear to have taken steps on their own to agitate."
"Meaningful steps will be taken to bring them to a safe place and security will be provided till they depart,"
"Recently, we even deported an Australian and a New Zealander who were engaged in activities that do not come under the conditions in which their visas were issued. They are unpopular people and their safety is in question,"