Six Media organisations today condemned the action of the Police for forcing a TV journalist to delete pictures he had taken in relation to a news item he had covered in the Moratuwa area.
The organizations said that a Sirasa TV journalist Indika Shri Aravinda had videoed the family members weeping over the death of a suspect who died in Police custody when the Police had taken him to the Moratuwa police and forced him to delete the pictures he had taken, despite his protest.
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association, Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions, Sri Lanka Muslim Media Federation, Sri Lanka Tamil Journalists Association, Free Media Movement and the Sri Lanka Chapter of the South Asia Free Media Association condemned the incident.
They said that such an incident of persons death in Police custody is an important news item which should reach the public in the wake of similar incidents in the recent past.
They said that it was serious situation that the police was trying to coverup such incident.
They urged the Inspector General of Police to create an environment where the journalists could perform their duties without any hindrance.
Sundaytimes
The organizations said that a Sirasa TV journalist Indika Shri Aravinda had videoed the family members weeping over the death of a suspect who died in Police custody when the Police had taken him to the Moratuwa police and forced him to delete the pictures he had taken, despite his protest.
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association, Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions, Sri Lanka Muslim Media Federation, Sri Lanka Tamil Journalists Association, Free Media Movement and the Sri Lanka Chapter of the South Asia Free Media Association condemned the incident.
They said that such an incident of persons death in Police custody is an important news item which should reach the public in the wake of similar incidents in the recent past.
They said that it was serious situation that the police was trying to coverup such incident.
They urged the Inspector General of Police to create an environment where the journalists could perform their duties without any hindrance.
Sundaytimes
