Senior Police officer verbally abuses journalist covering protest

July 22, 2022 at 12:16 PM

Sri Lankan journalist Tharindu Uduwegedara has been verbally abused by a senior Police officer while attempting to cover the incidents near the Galle Face protest site in Colombo. 

The armed forces rounded up the area covering the Presidential Secretariat and evicted protesters who had occupied the state building during a special operation early on Friday. 

Video footage shows journalist Tharindu Uduwegedara being prevented by a group of Police officers from entering the area to carry out his duties.

It is also observed that a senior officer approaches the journalist and verbally abuses him. (NewsWire)