Journalists were also prevented from stopping the vehicles and asking for ID cards from the citizens
Lahore High Court banned the media interviews of the detained accused.
A hearing was held in the High Court on a petition filed against conducting interviews of detained people.
The court stopped the media from interviewing the detained accused and also banned the journalists from stopping the cars of citizens and asking them for identity cards etc.
The court told the DIG Operations that the detained accused are interviewed with the permission of the police, in 90% of the cases it is a confession, you had last given a statement in the court that all this will be stopped immediately.
Prosecutor General Punjab replied that this series started with the story of crime and punishment, then this content started on every channel.
The court inquired whether any media person can get the accused to confess. Can an accused be interviewed without his permission? Can the police give this permission?
The public prosecutor replied in the negative.
The court asked the DIG Investigation that the process of prosecution, which is highly sensitive and private, which involves interviewing the traffickers while standing with a microphone in their mouth, should be stopped.
Interviews of people in custody were also shown in court.
The court remarked that how can a journalist force someone to talk? Just as there is freedom to speak, there is also freedom to remain silent. There should be a regulatory authority. Everyone who walks around with a camera and a microphone cannot be called a journalist. If a journalist comes to you and asks a question. So if you don’t answer then it should be over.
The judge said that I am passing the order that the media cannot interview the detained people, the media cannot go to the driver of a vehicle and ask for an ID card, uploading a photo or video is subject to permission. How to block youtube channels? If we have to stop such things on the internet, the FIA is the only source we have.
Lawyers said that while the FIA has the power to withhold objectionable material, police officers who allow such interviews are breaking the law.
The court directed to submit a detailed report by summoning the senior officers of PEMRA at the next hearing.
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