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Sri Lanka deports UK journalists accused of false reporting
Sri Lanka says it has deported three journalists from London-based Channel 4 television. The move comes a day after they were arrested for alleged false reporting on the island's civil war.
- AP
- Published: 14:14 May 10, 2009
Colombo: Sri Lanka says it has deported three journalists from London-based Channel 4 television. The move comes a day after they were arrested for alleged false reporting on the island's civil war.
The head of the government security information centre Lakshaman Hulugalle said Sunday that the journalists admitted they had "done something wrong" and would not be allowed to come back to Sri Lanka.
Nick Paton-Walsh, the channel's Asian correspondent, told The Associated Press on Saturday that he believed the arrests were connected to his recent report on conditions for war refugees and alleged sexual abuse in camps for those who fled the northern war zone.
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