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“I will set fire to your Lanka Newspaper, You too be careful” – Gota threatened me! - Somawansa PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 January 2010
 Mr.Somawansa Amarasinghe revealed to the media today that he was threatened by the Presidential sibling and the Secretary of Defense Gotabhaya Rajapakse over the phone stating that he will set fire to Lanka Newspaper and threatened Mr.Amarasinghe with his life. Mr.Amarasinghe was addressing a media briefing today (28) at his office in Pelawatte, Battaramulla.

Mr.Amarasinghe further stated “Today (28) at around 9.32 a.m Mr.Gotabhaya Rajapakse called me from his own mobile phone number 077 350 1626 and threatened me with my life.
      I told him that we all die once and therefore, I am not afraid to die. Then he told me that I am a man who has been staying abroad. I said that he too is a man who stayed abroad for a long period of time. Then he said that he will set fire to Lanka newspaper.” Answering a question from a media person, Mr.Amarasinghe said that he activated the speaker phone of his mobile handset when the call came and the threat was clearly heard by his security staff and the driver. He also showed the media personnel present the “incoming call log” of his mobile phone to prove the phone number and the time of receipt of the call.

- Lanka Truth
 
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