The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
The Minister clarified that no journalist had been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, contrary to allegations. He stated that intelligence information had been referred to the Police, who only recorded a statement in relation to a national security matter, and placed this clarification on record.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, a brief clarification. What we say is not like past governments’ words; we are implementing what we state. Regarding the journalist allegedly arrested under the PTA — no such arrest occurred. Intelligence received information and reported to Police; a statement was recorded, that is all. When national security issues arise, taking a statement is normal. Nothing beyond that happened. I place that on record. Thank you.
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