People's Tribunal to indict government - Report

COLOMBO (News 1st); Three press groups are preparing to set up a People's Tribunal over the killing of three journalists. Accordingly, Reporters Without Borders, Free Press Unlimited, and the Committee to Protect Journalists will set up the People's Tribunal. It would be to indict the Governments of Sri Lanka, Mexico and Syria for failing to serve justice over the killing of three journalists. They include Lasantha Wickrematunge, Miguel Velasco, and Nabil Al-Sharbaji. The tribunal will begin hearings at the Hague in the Netherlands on the 2nd of November. Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will be among those delivering testimonies.