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Threats to a Journalist in the Mountains From Hatton and Bogawantalawa Police Officers

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Sambasivam Satheeskumar of the Sooriyakanthi newspaper, a Malaya (Hill) Tamil journalist engaged in professional media work in the central hills of Sri Lanka, has reportedly been severely intimidated and threatened by a group of police officers attached to the Hatton and Bogawantalawa police stations.
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Sambasivam Satheeskumar of the Sooriyakanthi newspaper, a Malaya (Hill) Tamil journalist engaged in professional media work in the central hills of Sri Lanka, has reportedly been severely intimidated and threatened by a group of police officers attached to the Hatton and Bogawantalawa police stations.

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theleader.lk broke the news on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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