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UNP urges disciplinary action be taken against those who assaulted Lake House journalist
The United National Party (UNP) has urged that disciplinary action be taken against the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) supporters who assaulted a Lake House journalist.
UNP General Secretary MP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam in a letter to Information Minister Bandula Gunawardena, said that when the government changed in 2001 and 2015 there was no physical or mental injury caused to any person in any state media institution.
On Monday (Dec10), a group of journalists and individuals attached to the SLPP broke into the office of Resa newspaper at Lake House, forcibly dragged away the former head of Lake House New Media Division, Maduka Thaksala Fernando and assaulted him.
"We are deeply disgusted by the manner in which a group of people, who have come to power promising to create a disciplined country, is behaving," the letter stated.
"We strongly protest journalists being attacked in this way in their own institutions and kindly request you as the Minister in charge to immediately take disciplinary action regarding the incident," Mr Viraj said in the letter.
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