The international community and human
rights organisations have condemned the
brutal murder of The Sunday Leader
Editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge and
called upon the government to take
immediate action to stop the ongoing
media intimidation.
The Indian High Commission in a
statement has said that media freedom
was an essential element for democracy.
"This deplorable incident comes in
the wake of the series of attacks on and
intimidation of media organisations and
personalities in Sri Lanka including the
recent bombing of the studios of
Maharaja TV. We hold media freedom as an
essential element of any democracy and
such attacks are detrimental to the idea
of democratic freedom in Sri Lanka."
