The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Attorney General, to investigate how the Asian Broadcasting Corporating Pvt. Limited had received the news bulletin which said that some LTTE rebels had entered the village of Ranminithanne in Tissamaharama and massacred some villagers, on October 24, last year.

Sanjeewa Jayewardene, Counsel for Raynoir Silva, Managing Director of ABC Pvt. Limited, said that his client will corporate with the authorities.

The rights violation application filed by Raynoir Silva, challenging the revocation of the media licence, after the broadcasting of this new bulletin will be called before the Court on March 17, 2008.

The Court said that taking into consideration the plight of the employees, the State may consider the granting the licence to the ABC.

Senior State Counsel, N. G. Pulle appeared for the Media Minister and the Attorney General. Sanjeewa Jayewardene appeared with Rajiv Amarasuriya, instructed by Sudath Perera Associates for Raynoir Silva, who had submitted to Court, an affidavit, apologising for the incorrect statement in the news bulletin.

The Bench comprised, the Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva, Justice N. G. Amaratunga and Justice Saleem Marsoof.