The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
A court order preventing him leaving the country had been issued earlier.
He has been arrested in connection with a case pending at the Gampaha Magistrate courts.
He was due to be handed over to the CID today for further investigations.
By T.K.G. Kapila
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
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