The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Hon. Mujibur Rahuman raised a supplementary question about journalists, noting past incidents involving print media around 2010 and alleging that, over the past year, YouTube and social media journalists posting content on Palestine have been summoned and questioned for hours by the Terrorism Investigation Division. He asked whether the authorities are aware of this practice and what action they intend to take.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary: Many of these incidents involved journalists attached to print institutions around 2010. Now, for about a year, journalists operating YouTube channels and social media are frequently summoned by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), especially when they post content on Palestine. They are questioned for hours, facing pressure. Are you aware, and what action will you take?
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12297