Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, says the Secretary of the Ministry of Mass Media will take the necessary actions regarding complaints received against any media violating conditions related to the broadcasting frequency licence.

Addressing the post-Cabinet media briefing today, Minister Jayatissa said legal action can be initiated by any individual who feels that their rights have been violated due to a particular news report.

“If we get a complaint that conditions related to the broadcasting frequency licence have been violated, then the Ministry of Mass Media will initiate a probe. The action to be taken will be based on the incident, and may differ incident to incident,” he added. 

Minister Jayatissa made the remarks in response to a question raised regarding Minister K.D. Lal Kantha’s complaint with the Ministry of Mass Media against Hiru Media Network, alleging that the broadcaster published a false and misleading report regarding his assets declaration.

Responding to the query, Minister Jayatissa further acknowledged that the Media Ministry has also received a complaint about Hiru Media Network from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) as well.

Aside from the complaint lodged with the Ministry of Mass Media, Minister Lal Kantha has submitted a complaint to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) alleging that Hiru Media Network, operated under Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Private) Limited, has violated conditions of its broadcasting frequency licence.

According to the complaint, Hiru Media Network has not only breached the terms of the licence issued by the Ministry of Mass Media but has also seriously violated the conditions attached to the frequency licence granted by the TRCSL. 

Minister Lal Kantha has requested the Commission to conduct a formal investigation into the matter.

The full letter submitted to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is as follows;

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