Colombo was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Leader . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Lasantha Wickrematunge on September . `` The murder of Wickrematunge was a shocking reminder of the dangers facing Sri Lanka 's courageous journalists , for whom death is all too often the ultimate form of censorship , '' IPI Director David Dadge said in a written statement . He was a fierce critic of A Sri Lankan government and Mahinda Rajapaksa militants .
Colombo was editor of Sri Lankan paper The Sunday Leader . Wickrematunge was shot dead near Lasantha Wickrematunge on September . He was a fierce critic of A Sri Lankan government and Mahinda Rajapaksa militants .