January 31, 2010 10:10 AM

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Lanka Newspaper premises sealed

As the international rights group accused the Sri Lankan authorities of harassment of media, the Sri Lankan police sealed off the premises belonging to the ‘Lanka’ newspaper a day after it took its editor into custody. Police Spokesman I M Karunaratne said that a court order has been obtained prior to entering the premises.<br/>Editor of the ‘Lanka’ newspaper, Chandana Sirimalwatte was arrested a day earlier by the CID after being called over to make a statement regarding a published article that had made revelations about a senior government official.<br/>

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