The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Mujibur Rahuman raised concern that the media head of the Palestine Embassy had allegedly been repeatedly summoned and questioned by local police over pro-Palestine social media content, and asked for an inquiry into why officials were exerting pressure on Palestine-related media activity. He also questioned the new requirement limiting post-Cabinet media briefing attendance to journalists holding Government Information Department identity cards, asking whether the rule could be relaxed to allow broader media access.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, specifically, the head of media at the Palestine Embassy has reportedly been summoned multiple times by the local police in his area and questioned about social media promotional content on Palestine. I raised this earlier as well. This may be an attitude issue among some officers, potentially influenced by external funding. Please inquire why officers seek to pressure those working on Palestine-related media.
¶ 02 My second supplementary: You introduced a rule that only journalists with a Government Information Department Identity Card may attend the post-Cabinet media briefing. Previously, this was not required. What is your position? Can this be relaxed so all journalists may attend?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/12299