Sri Lanka: FMM and FMETU too condemn the summoning of an editor by the CID • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lanka: FMM and FMETU too condemn the summoning of an editor by the CID • Sri Lanka Brief

The Federation of Media Workers Trade Unions issuing a statement condemns summoning Aruna newspaper editor to the CID:  The Federation of Media Workers Trade Unions (FMETU) strongly supports Aruna newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief, Mahinda Ileperuma, in refusing to comply with a CID summons regarding an article published on 19 November 2025. FMETU argues that the summons is an attempt to intimidate the media rather than a genuine investigation. They c…

Summoning of “Aruna”Editor -in -chief Mahinda Ileperuma for Questioning Under the Parliamentary Privileges Act on 24 Nov by the CID Regarding a Front Page News Item Published on 19 Nov Condemned by Sri Lanka Working Jpurnalist Association and Free Media M

The Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association condemned the summoning of the Editor-In-Chief of our sister newspaper, Aruna, Mahinda Ileperuma, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 24 November of this year, following the front-page story published on 19 November 2025 titled “Grama Niladhari certificate insufficient to obtain Police reports, approval of People’s Committee Chairperson also ...Continue reading ‘Summoning of “Aruna”Edi…