Sri Lanka is one of the countries that has seen the murder of many journalists in the past several decades while others have been forcibly disappeared, assaulted, threatened and intimidated under different governments. Sri Lanka, along with Mexico and Syria, was one of the countries to face the tribunal. On the first day, the Prosecutor heard witnesses speaking on impunity for crimes against journalists in Sri Lanka. The second day was dedicated to the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge. Giving his evidence on May 13, former detective of the Criminal Investigations Department, Nishantha Silva, linked Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa to the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge.

Source: The Hindu September 20, 2022 08:41 UTC