Lanka editor arrested
2009-10-17 17:43:12

The Editor of the Sinhalese language weekly Lanka Chandana Sirmalwatte was arrested a short while ago over a headline suggesting a serious rift between President Mahinda Rajapakse and former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka, a spokesperson for the newspaper said yesterday.

Mr. Sirimalwatte was picked up by a team of CID officials accompanied by the Homagama police at a play ground in Homagama, the spokesperson said.

Director CID DIG Nandana Munasinghe told timesonline that investigators wish to know the source of information that amounted to this particular headline in the paper`s issue of October 16.

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`Lanka` editor taken away by group claiming to be from CID

The Chief Editor of `Lanka Irida` weekend Sinhalese news paper Chandana Sirimalwatta was taken away at Homagama a few moments ago by a group claiming to be from the CID says Mr. Asanga Sayakkara, a journalist of `Lanka Irida.`

Mr. Sayakkara said the group had shown their CID identity cards and took Mr. Sirimalwatta with them saying they waned to question him.

-lankatruth.com