Web journalists urge Police to end media releases of suspect footage

The Professional Web Journalists Association has called on the Sri Lanka Police and authorities to halt the release of video footage of arrested suspects, warning that such practices undermine due process and damage public trust in the criminal justice system. In a statement, the association stressed that all arrests and investigations must be carried out strictly in line with the procedures established by law. It raised concerns over what it described as the coerced extraction of recorded statements, or “voice cuts,” from suspects after their arrest and the subsequent circulation of these clips on media and social media platforms. The…

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