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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 06.25 GMT |
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AG offers
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"I am prepared to offer protection to any of the nation's journalists who return to the country from exile," said Sri Lankan Attorney General Mohan Peiris in a meeting with a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently.
"…there is no question that the government needs our journalists," he said.
"They must come back and work with us and help set up the structures so that we can work together and we can respect each other. We must work with these institutions because we need them. We know if they stay outside and attack the government that is not useful", he further said.
When asked if the government would ensure their safety, Peries said, "Of course, if they come back, there must be assurance on our part that they won't come to any harm."
CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney and Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz attended the meeting. This came near the end of a series of discussions CPJ had with Sri Lankan journalists in Colombo and Jaffna to assess the situation for reporters following Presidential elections in January and before April's parliamentary voting.
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