Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Reporter interrogated for his sourcesPosted Oct 20 2007
The Sri Lankan government interrogated Indika Sakalasooriya, a reporter of the Colombo-based newspaper, The Nation, on Sept. 14 over his report on a scandal involving the President Mahinda Rajapakse’s son, Namal Rajapakse, reported news organization Free Media Sri Lanka
According to Sakalasooriya, Rajapakse imported a British-made luxury car without paying custom duty. The police asked the journalist to identify his sources.
The Free Media Movement organization requests that the government not force journalists to divulge their sources and respect journalists' right to protect their sources.