US welcomes pardon of Tissainayagam

[May 05 2010]

The United States welcomes the decision of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to pardon convicted journalist J. S. Tissainayagam, The US Embassy in Colombo said in a statement. The Embassy added that, “ It is fitting that the announcement came on World Press Freedom Day, which celebrates the vital role a free media plays in every democracy.”