Assassinations of Journalists during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Atputharajah Nadarajah
Premakeerthi de Alwis
Richard De Soyza
Thevis Guruge
Balanadarajah Iyer
Aiyathurai Nadesan
Mylvaganam Nimalrajan
K.S.Raja
Taraki Sivaram
Relangi Selvarajah
S. Sivamaharajah
Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan
Rajani Thiranagama
Rohana Kumara
P. Devakumaran
Lasantha Wickramatunge
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Rohana Kumara was a Sri Lankan journalist. He was the chief editor of the pro-opposition Sinhala-language newspaper Satana. He was shot dead while he was travelling to go home in a taxi after he had received a call that his house had been attacked.He was facing a series of defamation cases for writing about government corruption.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]Free Media Movement and Sunday Leader accused Chandrika Kumaratunga`s security unit of being behind the attack and murder of Rohana Kumara and shielding the killers.[8][9][10]
Rohana Kumara had earlier been detained in 1996 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act after he reported government losses during Battle of Mullaitivu in 1996 in which the rebel LTTE routed Sri Lankan army and putting up news posters calling for the resignation of Anuruddha Ratwatte the deputy defense minister holding him responsible for the defeat.The posters stated
"Who is responsible for the Mullaitivu debacle? Dead bodies in the south.
Ratwatte [Deputy Defence Minister] resign! Read the newspaper Hoo!"
Four other employees of the newspaper were also detained.But they along with Rohana Kumara were freed.[11][12]
Minister Mahinda Wijesekara had threatened to kill Satana editor Rohana Kumara, the Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickramatunga, and Ravaya editor Victor Ivan for articles about corruption in his ministry in the lobby of the Sri Lankan Parliament and openly discussed plans .[13]
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^"RSF slams Colombo's 'lack of will' on journalists' murder". Tamilnet. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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^"'Shows nuclear bombshell". The Sunday Leader. 30 December 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^"REFORM AT RISK? Continuing Censorship in Sri Lanka" (PDF). RefWorld. March 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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