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Organized Crime Investigation Division of Police has started an investigation against the journalist Kusal Perera and the newspaper Daily Mirror for publishing an article written by him. The article published on 17th May in Daily Mirror focuses on the situation in Sri Lanka aftermath of Easter-Sunday attack was titled as “From Islamic terrorism to marauding Sinhala Buddhist violence”. It has been reported that legal actions were taken against him being interpreted that his article has advocated “national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence” under No 56 of 2007 ICCPR Act. The Police had also questioned the editorial staff of Daily Mirror newspaper.