“The week after Tissa was given 20 years for writing, two actual card carrying LTTE spokesmen were released on bail. Hence, being LTTE is pardonable, but being charged with meeting them or writing against the government (from a Tamil perspective) is not,” comments [1] Indrajit Samarajiva at Indi.ca on the verdict of Sri Lankan journalist Tissainayagam.
Sri Lanka: Justice
· Written by Rezwan
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