Suppression & Oppression faced by the Media because of Govt.’s maniacal fear obsession.!!! The country is heading fast towards fascism and anarchy.!!!

Soon the Govt. will arrest Journalists who take aerial pictures alleging it is a threat to President's helicopter travel -JVP

(Lanka-e-News 06.Sep.2009 5.00PM) At a press briefing today (06), the JVP speaking on the suppression and oppression faced by the media because of Govt.’s maniacal fear obsession, said the country is heading fast towards fascism and anarchy.

Recounting the recent harassments inflicted on and arrests made of Journalists, JVP M.P. and front liner Anura Dissanayake said, it is a widespread truth that there has been raging corruption, fraud and large scale irregularities in regard to the Peliyagoda flyover . If a journalist is to write on it, and he visits the overhead bridge to take pictures, going by the present persecution directed against them ,he could be arrested on the suspicion that he is a threat to the President’s life on the ground that the latter always travels over the bridge; and the Journalist is therefore conspiring by taking pictures to kill him

Similarly, if a Journalist for pleasure, to adorn his article looks up and takes aerial pictures, he could be arrested because the President takes the aerial route when he travels by helicopter.

The Govt. is making a determined and concerted effort to gag the Journalists who write the truth and against the Govt. by direct, veiled and atrocious measures. But those Journalists who pander to Govt.’s interests are allowed to write all the lies.

Is the Govt. trying to demonstrate that only Journalists who fawn on the Govt. and fabricate stories in favor of the Govt. can survive? he asked.

It is high time Journalists and political parties unite against the Govt.’s fascist, dastardly and despotic trends, Mr. Dissanayake emphasized.

Is the Govt. trying to underscore its fascist trends or become a laughing stock in the eyes of all?

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