Don’t shrink public space for free speech and dissent

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam faced an unexpected predicament this week after he was arrested for remarks he made at a press briefing which the Police or the powers that be construed as part of a conspiracy to assassinate the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya. He was arrested on Monday and granted bail, with an overseas travel ban in ..