When finally I am killed , it will be the government that kills me , '' he wrote . Lasantha Wickrematunga turned down execution - on January 8 . Posthumous column about his slaying by government forces . Ex . : Says no journalists , media institution should be attack by government . Civil war with Tamil Tigers has killed more than 65,000 .
Lasantha Wickrematunga turned down execution - on January 8 . Posthumous column about his slaying by government forces . Ex . : Says no journalists , media institution should be attack by government . Civil war with Tamil Tigers has killed more than 65,000 .