Sri Lanka’s Newsfirst journalists assaulted in front of PM residence
ECONOMYNEXT – Reporters and camera crew of Sri Lanka’s Newsfirst television were taken to hospital after being beaten by police in front of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s, the television channel reported.
Staff Reporter Sarasi Pieris, Cameraman Varuna Sampath, U D Sindujan from the Tamil news division and Janitha Mendis from online new has been assaulted, the news channel said.
They are now being treated.
The team was covering a protest in front of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence.