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Days after the Government announced again that demonstrations and protests would not be permitted during CHOGM 2013 the Channel 4 team and No Fire Zone director Callum Macrae<\/span><\/a> exited the Bandaranaike International Airport to face a media mob and a demonstration against the broadcaster a short while ago.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit Duncan Stone, Twitpics<\/p><\/div>\n

The Government has accredited Channel 4 to cover the CHOGM<\/span><\/a> summit in Colombo.<\/p>\n

The airport is under tight security with expected road closures throughout the day to facilitate VIP travel from the airport to the capital.<\/p>\n

However the demonstrators protesting Channel 4’s documentaries accusing the Sri Lankan Government forces of war crimes was permitted at main exit doors of the BIA.<\/p>\n

“We have walked out of Colombo airport straight into noisy anti channel 4 demo,” Channel 4’s Jonathan Miller tweeted on arrival.<\/p>\n

On the weekend, several foreign journalists reported finding a special booklet inserted into their CHOGM media packs discrediting Channel 4’s claims, entitled ‘Corrupted Journalism<\/span><\/a>.’ Commonwealth Spokesman Richard Uku is reportedly investigating how the booklets got into the CHOGM media packs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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