COLOMBO (News 1st); The Prime Minister has given instructions not to summon journalists who reported on the #GarlicScam to the Criminal Investigations Department, said Media Minister Dullas Alahappruma on Tuesday (28).

Responding to journalists at the weekly Cabinet Media Briefing, the Minister said the government was not pleased with summoning journalists to the CID for their reporting.

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