Journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama issued summons to appear before Court

Journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama who is working at HiruTV has been issued summons to appear before the Colombo District Court tomorrow (18), in connection with a case filed by former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara accusing him of defamation.

Abeysekara in his lawsuit points out that he has been a well reputed officer in the service of Sri Lanka Police and accuses Hiru TV and Samarawickrama of making an defamatory comment during the television programme ‘Paththare Wisthare’ aired on October 19, 2021.

MIAP

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