Sri Lanka revokes foreign journalist’s expulsion order
January 31st, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANSColombo, Jan 31 (IANS) An expulsion order served on a visiting Swiss journalist in Sri Lanka has been revoked, the presidential media office said here Sunday.
Karen Wenger had been asked to leave by Feb 1 following a question she had raised at a government press conference concerning Tuesday’s presidential election.
She was accused of damaging Sri Lanka’s image and the department of government information cancelled her media accreditation that is required to do reporting from the island.
The media office said President Mahinda Rajapaksa had ordered the authorities to allow Wenger to continue her work.
Rajapaksa won a resounding victory in Tuesday’s election, but the opposition parties said the result was manipulated.
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