Sri Lankan minister shouts journalist for questioning on ex-minister accused of abusing political prisoners

“Sri Lanka’s state minister S. Viyalendiran shouts down reporter
Shashi Punniyamoorthy during a press briefing on Monday (27) for asking ‘who invited ex-minister of Prisons to Batticaloa after he was accused of threatening Tamil prisoners,” Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka tweeted.

WATCH: #SriLanka's state minister S. Viyalendiran shouts down reporter @shashitamil during a press briefing on Monday (27) for asking 'who invited ex-minister of Prisons to #Batticaloa' after he was accused of threatening #Tamil prisoners. @danbast @StevenBButler @Pokharel_Umesh pic.twitter.com/ohV5qaKjlB

— JDS (@JDSLanka) September 29, 2021