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Former Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, has sent a letter of demand to the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo, seeking 100 million rupees in compensation, based on a series of CCTV footage that caused a strong controversy on social media over the past few days. This legal action has been taken regarding the hotel's release of security camera footage to external parties, violating its clients' privacy policies, and editing and releasing them on the internet in a way that creates a misunderstanding among the public.
The incident in question originated from the former minister's visit to the hotel on the 24th of last month. Sarath Weerasekera alleges that the original footage was altered and released online to suggest that he and a Buddhist monk entered the same hotel room at the same time or approximately the same time.
The letter of demand further emphasizes that it is a serious situation for any hotel to release internal CCTV footage to external parties without the client's consent. He stated that due to this incident, he has suffered severe mental distress, his reputation has been severely damaged, and he has been subjected to online harassment.
The former minister, pointing out that the hotel management should take responsibility for this injustice, has requested that those responsible be identified, a public apology be issued, and the relevant footage be removed. He has warned that if the Kingsbury Hotel fails to fulfill these demands within 7 days, legal action will be taken seeking 100 million rupees in compensation under charges of defamation, unjust interference with privacy, and damage to reputation.
In addition to these legal steps, Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera has further informed the hotel authorities through his letter of demand that he will also file complaints regarding the incident with the Sri Lanka Police, the Internet Protection Commission, and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.