President Rajapaksa orders probe into death threats to scribe

President Mahinda Rajapaksa today ordered the police to carry out an investigation into the recent death threats received by the editor-in-chief of Sunday Leader newspaper, Frederica Jansz.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ordered the police to carry out an investigation into the recent death threats received by the editor-in-chief of Sunday Leader newspaper, Frederica Jansz. This followed representation about this threat to Rajapaksa by Jansz.

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The threatening letters were received by the Sunday Leader after the newspaper reported on the Channel 4 video that showed men in army fatigues executing prisoners.