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Press Statement Sri Lanka: Police refuse to file death threat complaint by journalist22 Jan, 2020 Mulleriyawa Police in the Central Province of Sri Lanka refused on January 10 to record the death threat complaint of a court correspondent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly urge Sri Lanka’s police to accept the complaint and conduct an investigation into the matter. On January 10, the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Mulleriyawa Police in Sri Lanka’s Central Province refused to take the complaint of Nimanthi Ranasinghe, a court correspondent for the daily newspaper Lankadeepa. It is alleged that the police officer turned the journalist away when Ranasinghe refused to reveal her source. According to FMM, the police then humiliated Ranasinghe for standing up to her right to protect her source’s anonymity, telling her that no action could be taken under the Criminal Code. On January 13, Ranasinghe then went on to lodge a further complaint against the Mulleriyawa Police OIC for his refusal to file the case and for the subsequent humiliating behaviour of the Nugegoda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) office in Colombo. Ranasinghe also requested the Nugegoda police to action the initial complaint. The FMM said it strongly condemned “the demeaning way” the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Mulleriyawa Police allegedly treated professional journalist, saying it set “a deplorable precedent”. It urged all relevant stakeholders to conduct an impartial inquiry into the incident to ensure that the guilty offenders are charged. The IFJ said: “Threats against journalists are a critical human rights abuse and a major warning sign in terms of journalist safety. To ignore or fail to act on against threats to journalists and officially recognise these abuses further adds to a climate of impunity for violence against journalists.” It is critical that Sri Lanka’s police treat such complaints with the seriousness they deserve and thoroughly investigate the matter, the IFJ added. “The irresponsible behaviour of the OIC demonstrates the complete ignorance of the implications for both citizens and journalists and should also be investigated in terms of an abrogation of duty.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement जग्गा खरिद प्रकरणसम्बन्धी नागरिक दैनिकले समाचार प्रकाशित गरेपछि विकसित घटनाक्रमप्रति महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण03 Sep, 2017 सार्वभौम संसदका विभिन्न समितिहरूले अनुसन्धान गरी कारबाहीका लागि सिफारिस गरेको ‘नेपाल आयल निगमको जग्गा खरिद’ प्रकरणका विषयमा नागरिक दैनिकले अनुसन्धानात्मक रिपोर्टिङ गरी समाचार प्रकाशित गरेपछि विकसित घटनाक्रमप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । समाचारसँग असहमत पक्षले नागरिक दैनिक र समाचार लेख्ने पत्रकारबिरुद्ध मानहानी मुद्दा दायर गरी क्षतिपूर्तिको माग गरेका छन् । एउटा नागरिकको अदालतमा जाने अधिकारको महासंघ सम्मान गर्दछ । तर, घटनाक्रम विश्लेषण गर्दा यो मुद्दा नियोजित रुपमा भ्रष्टाचारको खुलासा गर्ने कामलाई निरुत्साहित गर्ने, पत्रकारिता क्षेत्रमा त्रास सिर्जना गर्ने र सञ्चारमाध्यम तथा पत्रकारलाई क्षतिपूर्तिका नाममा आर्थिक क्षति पुर्याउने मनसाय रहेको हुनसक्ने देखिन्छ । सम्मानित अदालतमा दर्ता भएको मुद्दाका बारेमा नेपालको प्रचलित कानुन, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको विश्वव्यापी मान्यता र खोजी पत्रकारिताको मान्यतालाई सुरक्षित गर्ने गरी अदालतले फैसला गर्नेमा महासंघ विश्वस्त छ । प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता, पत्रकार आचारसंहिता र नेपाली पत्रकारिताको मौलिक चरित्रको जगमा उभिएर निर्भिकतापूर्वक खोजि पत्रकारितामा दृढतापूर्वक लागि रहन नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ सबै पत्रकारहरुलाई आह्वान गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download