The Minister’s Media Secretary Sameera Prabhash Wijesinghe has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding the publication of fake news on social media that insults the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development and his Public Relations Officer.
This complaint was filed yesterday (09) under complaint number 20039516, and has requested that an investigation be conducted and legal action be taken against the following Facebook pages, websites and the individuals handling these media.
The complaint states that the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Mr. Wasantha Samarasinghe, and his Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nimodhi Wickramasinghe, have been targeted by this false news.
It is stated that due to this news, false news, fabricated photos, posts and notes are being circulated on social media in a manner that damages their personal lives, family lives, professional lives and the lives of their children as well as the political character of the Minister.
The persons named in the complaint are:
Nimantha Perera
Dumindu Jayasuriya
K.W. Padmasiri
Manjula Perera
Rannu Jazze
Thushari pathiraja
Palitha Dewasiri
Rasika Vikumpriya
Fernando Inoka
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