<p>The office belonging to the 'Lanka' newspaper was sealed off by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) based on a court order, police said. 'Lanka' is affiliated to Marxist JVP, which is a opposition party in Sri Lanka.<br /><br />Daily Mirror online quoted Police Spokesman S M Karunaratne as saying that had not received any report why the action was taken by the CID. But he maintained that a court order had been obtained prior to entering the premises<br /><br />"The Editor of the 'Lanka' newspaper, Chandana Sirimalwatte was arrested by the CID last evening after being called over to make a statement regarding a published article that had made revelations about a senior government official," the online said.<br /><br />A journalist attached to the newspaper, claimed CID officials at the scene had said that the office was being sealed off because an article published by the newspaper posed a threat to national security, the online said.</p>
<p>The office belonging to the 'Lanka' newspaper was sealed off by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) based on a court order, police said. 'Lanka' is affiliated to Marxist JVP, which is a opposition party in Sri Lanka.<br /><br />Daily Mirror online quoted Police Spokesman S M Karunaratne as saying that had not received any report why the action was taken by the CID. But he maintained that a court order had been obtained prior to entering the premises<br /><br />"The Editor of the 'Lanka' newspaper, Chandana Sirimalwatte was arrested by the CID last evening after being called over to make a statement regarding a published article that had made revelations about a senior government official," the online said.<br /><br />A journalist attached to the newspaper, claimed CID officials at the scene had said that the office was being sealed off because an article published by the newspaper posed a threat to national security, the online said.</p>