The Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa claims that his phone is being tapped by a foreign mission and a powerful spy agency, according to Irida Lankadeepa.
Alleging that an organised team employed by a foreign mission was attempting to gathering national security secrets, Gotabhaya has reportedly filed a complaint with his mobile phone service provider.
According to the sister paper of SundayTimes.lk, the mobile phones of other VIPs were also being tapped by the same group.
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