The Sarvajana Balaya Party, led by Mr. Dilith Jayaweera, has sent a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake regarding a complaint made by the Police to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission against the Hiru Media Network.
The letter, sent by the party’s General Secretary, Attorney-at-Law Ranjan Senewiratne, states that regardless of the subject matter of the reporting in question, the appropriate response in a democratic country should be to follow a transparent and lawful process. It emphasizes that such matters should not be addressed through intimidation, or by imposing punishments and pressure that undermine lawful media practice.
The full text of the relevant letter is provided below.
