SLFP for media freedom

The SLFP has condemned with abhorrence yesterday's attack on the Depanama studios of the Sirasa Media network by an armed gang.

SLFP General Secretary Minister Maithripala Sirisena in a statement issued on behalf of the SLFP, said the party always stood for upholding media freedom in the country and he wished to express deep condemnation of such dastardly acts on behalf of the party and on his personal behalf.

The party wished to emphasise that those responsible for this attack should be identified after a proper investigation and strict punishment should be meted out to them.

The President has already directed the IGP to conduct an impartial investigation into the incident.

The perpetrators have still not been identified. However the party believes that such attacks would undermine the prestige the country and the government gained through victories in the humanitarian operations in the North.

In the recent past various parties also tried to instigate international opinion against the Government by highlighting false news about a deterioration of democracy in the country.

Attacks of this nature would give validity to such untruths.

A proper investigation should be made to the incident and those responsible punished giving thought to this aspect as well.