President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL) and Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) stall at the ‘Media Zone’ of the Dayata Kirula Trade Fair and Exhibition now on at Anuradhapura in connection with 64th anniversary of Independence.

The President is seen here with Sukumar Rockwood of the PCCSL Secretariat who handed him the Annual Report. The Annual Report of the PCCSL provides information pertaining to the industry based self-regulatory mechanism that has functioned to hear public complaints against the press since 2003. A copy of the ‘Colombo Declaration on Media Freedom and Social Responsibility’ was also handed over to the President. Former Secretary General of Parliament Sam Wijesinha is the Chairman of the PCCSL’s Dispute Resolution Council.