Description

A Tamil journalist was assaulted and threatened by a
group of unidentified people, when he went to film
a protest in Batticaloa. The journalist: Kugarasu
Subojan has been threatened by unidentified
persons, when he was covering a local protest
against the ‘Airtel Tower’ held in Eravur, Batticaloa.
He has been threatened to immediately stop filming
the demonstrations, before attempting to assault
him. They have also demanded to delete the video
he had already made, and attempted to take his
camera equipment. He made a complaint at the
Karadiyanaru police station the next day.