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Attacks on journalists and media, 2009 to 2026

The January 2009 attacks on Sirasa TV, Lasantha Wickrematunge, Upali Tennakoon and Poddala Jayantha, the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda and where the cases stood in 2025 and 2026, as CPJ and News 1st report them. It links to the Politicians and Gnanasara maps through Wickrematunge and Eknaligoda. Who carried out the 2009 attacks is not established in the cited reports. Dashed links are investigations and charges that no court has ruled on.

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People (3)

• Lasantha WickrematungeDeceased
• Prageeth Eknaligoda
• Suresh SallayIn custody
  • Retired Major General; head of the State Intelligence Service, December 2019 to 2024

Organisations (3)

• Committee to Protect Journalists
  • Rights organisation
• Criminal Investigation Department
  • Police investigation unit
• Ministry of Mass Media and Information
  • Government ministry

Cases and events (6)

• Abduction and disappearance of Keith Noyahr
• Abduction of Poddala Jayantha, 1 June 2009
• Attack on Sirasa TV, 6 January 2009
• Attack on Upali Tennakoon, 23 January 2009
• Eknaligoda abduction trial, Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar
• Killing of Lasantha Wickrematunge, January 2009