Political retaliation for news coverage!
Mullaitivu journalist G.S. Sapthasangari (36) has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka.
She is registered at 99, Selvapuram, Murikandi, Mullaitivu and has lodged a complaint against the Divisional Secretariat and the Mankulam Samurdhi Development Department. She said human rights violations had taken place in 2019 and that Oddusudan Divisional Secretary D. Akilan and Mankulam Samurdhi Development Bank manager were involved.
“I reported on the deforestation that took place during the period of good governance with the intervention of Mrs. Shanthi Sriskandarasa, a former National List MP who was the Chairperson of the Mullaitivu District Development Committee. As a result, her followers, who had suspended the government housing scheme I had received, filed a lawsuit through the Puthukudiirippu Pradeshiya Sabha alleging that I was constructing an unauthorized building. So far no payment has been received from the housing scheme, ”she said in her complaint.
She complained to the Jaffna Human Rights Commission that the matter had not been resolved, but said there was documentary evidence of the violation. It also points out that the issue is still unresolved and no investigation has been conducted into it.
She has filed this complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka requesting that justice be done to her as soon as possible.
Organizations advocating for the rights of journalists should pay attention to such situations faced by journalists in news reporting. This is purely political revenge. Therefore, the aggrieved party stated that the use of free media was under threat.
– Journalist Sapthasangari
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