Somawansa says he was threatened over the phone by Def.Sec.

(January 28, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) JVP leader Somawansa Amarasighe alleged today that he was threatened over the telephone by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

“I received a telephone call around 9.21 this morning from the Secretary who asked me to stop my political work and also stop printing the Lanka newspaper or else I would come to harm,” Mr.Amarasinghe told reporters this morning.

The JVP leader also showed reporters the telephone number from which he had received the call and said he has clarified that it is the number used by the Defence Secretary.