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Press Statement Sri Lanka: Precedence based on the acquittal of author Shakthika Sathkumara by courts – to prevent arbitrary arrests by police.12 Feb, 2021 The Free Media expresses its appreciation to the judiciary for the acquittal and release of Shakthika Sathkumara, the creative writer arrested indiscriminately under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Act. We urge the Inspector General of Police to consider this situation and the final verdict given as an example and a precedent to clearly instruct the police to refrain from arbitrarily arresting creative writers, and authors who publish their versions of creative content and designs on social media and other forms of media as an alternative voice. Shakthika Sathkumara was arrested by the Polgahawela Police on April 01, 2019. He was only able to obtain bail on August 8, 2019. He had to be in remand for 130 days due to the indiscriminate actions and negligence of the due process by the Polgahawela Police. He had to forego his work and was unemployed for ten months. Shakthika Sathkumara was acquitted and released on February 09, 2021, after the Attorney General informed the Polgahawela Magistrate’s Court that there was no cause to proceed with the case. He has been subjected to terrible injustice because the police acted arbitrarily in connection with a random complaint received against a short story posted on his Facebook page. The Free Media Movement issuing a statement at the time of the arrest of Satthika Sathkumara highlighted the continued violations of the right to freedom of expression of authors in the field of art and literature as well as free thinkers when a complaint is received against them or their creations. This same indiscriminate abusive process continues in practice even to this day. If an inconsiderate or careless post is published on social media, such a matter can be resolved by admonishing them if they are prepared to extend an apology for their actions. There also may be instances where action can be initiated under the common law of the country. In such situations, it is important to instruct the police to comply with the legal analysis and accompanying recommendations to the contents of Article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights No. 56 of 2007 issued by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to the IGP in August 2019. The Free Media Movement kindly requests you, the Inspector General of Police, to conduct a review of the detainees already arrested under this Act, based on the above guidelines and to direct the police to act with greater discernment as astute judgment before making any future arrests. Written By Free Media Movement c/o SLPI, No 96, Kirula Road Colombo 05, Sri Lanka Telephone: +94 777 394 959 Fax: +94 11 257 3279 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 नेपाल ःप्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि आघात पुग्ने घटनाको भर्त्सना05 Jun, 2020 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ सुर्खेत शाखाका कोषाध्यक्ष टेकेन्द्र विश्वकर्मा र दैलेख शाखाका सदस्य खगेन्द्र सुनारलाई समाचार संकलनका लागि जाने क्रममा प्रहरीले बाटैमा रोकेर फिर्ता गराइएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । जेठ २२ गते रुकुम घटनाको सम्बन्धमा दलित पत्रकार संघका पदाधिकारी सम्मिलित टोलीसँगै समाचार संकलनको लागि जाजरकोट जाने क्रममा प्रहरीले पत्रकारद्वयलाई सूचना विभागले जारी गरेको प्रेस पास देखाउँदा देखाउँदै माथिको आदेश भन्दै सल्यानको बालुवासंग्राहीबाट फर्काएको थियो । स्वतन्त्ररुपमा काम गर्ने पत्रकारलाई बाटैबाट फर्काएर पेशागत कर्म निर्वाहमा रोक लगाएको यो घटना प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताविरोधी काम हो । महासंघ प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि आघात पुग्ने प्रहरीको यो हर्कतको कडा शब्दमा भर्त्सना गर्दछ । प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गरी यस्ता कार्य नदोहो¥याउन र पत्रकारलाई सुरक्षित र निर्वाध रुपमा काम गर्ने वातावरण मिलाउन महासंघ सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग 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