{"id":122259,"date":"2014-03-27T02:47:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=122259"},"modified":"2014-04-07T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T06:24:18","slug":"unlawful-restrictions-on-media-by-state-or-private-actors-is-a-matter-of-serious-public-concern-and-must-be-questioned-bishop-chickera-and-prof-savitri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/unlawful-restrictions-on-media-by-state-or-private-actors-is-a-matter-of-serious-public-concern-and-must-be-questioned-bishop-chickera-and-prof-savitri\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlawful Restrictions On Media By State Or Private Actors Is A Matter Of Serious Public Concern And Must Be Questioned &#8211; Bishop Chickera And Prof. Savitri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We appreciate the work of Colombo Telegraph in raising important issues of public interest. Freedom of speech expression and the connected right to information are important for all citizens of this country, and the current interruption of news through Colombo Telegraph is a violation of our rights. Unlawful restrictions on the media by the State or private actors is a matter of serious public concern and must be questioned.&#8221; two prominent members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Friday+Forum&amp;x=6&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday Forum<\/span><\/a> said today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50392\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Savitri-Goonesekere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50392\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-50392\" alt=\"Prof. Savitri Goonesekere\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Savitri-Goonesekere-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Savitri-Goonesekere-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Savitri-Goonesekere-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof. Savitri Goonesekere<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_58627\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/dulip-chikera-colombo-telegraph1-150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58627\" alt=\"Bishop Duleep de Chickera\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/dulip-chikera-colombo-telegraph1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/dulip-chikera-colombo-telegraph1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/dulip-chikera-colombo-telegraph1-150x150-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-58627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Duleep de Chickera<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Responding to a quarry by Colombo Telegraph\u00a0Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Savitri+Goonesekere&amp;x=11&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Savitri Goonesekere<\/span><\/a> and Bishop\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Duleep+de+Chickera&amp;x=9&amp;y=4\" target=\"_blank\">Duleep de Chickera<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">, made above remarks today. We asked individual opinion form selected members of the Friday Forum on\u00a0the serious conflict of interest arising from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Jayantha+Dhanapala&amp;x=11&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jayantha Dhanapala<\/span><\/a>&#8216;s roles as a non-executive director of Dialog and as a member of the\u00a0Friday\u00a0Forum. So far we have only heard from\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=JC+Weliamuna\">JC Weliamuna<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Prof.\u00a0Savitri Goonesekere\u00a0and Bishop\u00a0Duleep de Chickera.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ten days ago we wrote to them seeking their individual opinion; &#8220;As a member of the\u00a0Friday\u00a0Forum, and associated with its public statements that are often issued under the signature of Mr. Dhanapala, we would like to know what your personal view is of this serious conflict of interest. We think it is of fundamental public concern, and critical to the credibility of civil society voices both individual and collective, that your views are made known.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sending a joint reply, Prof Goonesekere and Bishop Chickera said; &#8220;In regard to the issue of conflict of interest raised in your letter, we wish to point out that members of the Friday Forum have diverse professional interests. They engage with the State and the private sector. Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala in his personal capacity can have professional connections with the Company you refer to in your letter. We are confident that he will address issues of Company policy involving the public interest with fairness and personal integrity, respecting legal norms and standards of accountable corporate governance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jayantha Dhanapala has provided wise and timely leadership on issues of public concern, which in our view needs to be affirmed in an environment where such leadership is critically important for our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Related posts;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Dialog Unblocked Colombo Telegraph For Dhanapala To Address A Public Meeting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/dialog-unblocked-colombo-telegraph-for-dhanapala-to-address-a-public-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dialog Unblocked Colombo Telegraph For Dhanapala To Address A Public Meeting<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><\/strong><strong><a title=\"Jayantha Dhanapala Is A Liar; Caught Lying Over Silence On Colombo Telegraph Blocking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/jayantha-dhanapala-is-a-liar-caught-lying-over-silence-on-colombo-telegraph-blocking\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jayantha Dhanapala Is A Liar; 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