US, EU condemn Sri Lanka for shutting down news sites
5 July 2012, 15:27 AEST: Sri Lanka has drawn condemnation from the United States and the European Union for shutting down two independent news websites. Authorities say they have been defaming the president and reporting in an “incorrect and vulgar manner.”
In March, mobile news alerts about the military and the police were also censored. The decision comes as the government is fending off allegations of corruption from former military chief general Sarath Fonseka.
Correspondent: Gloria Kalache
Speakers: Sarath Foneseka, former military chief general; Thisara Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia; Dr Martin Mulligan, RMIT’s Global Research Centre
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