Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa stated that the summoning of the Editor-in-Chief of the Aruna newspaper, Mahinda Ileperuma, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is an act of suppression and a warning directed at all journalists.

Issuing a statement, MP Namal Rajapaksa noted that he strongly condemns this media suppression.

He further stated that he condemns the attempt by a political movement-which claims to have fought against repressive laws-to use the CID to intimidate or suppress journalists.

The MP noted that Illeperuma was summoned to the CID over a news item published in the Aruna newspaper under his editorship. The report in question alleged that in addition to the Grama Niladhari certificate, a ...