We protect media freedom and privacy of citizens- Justice Minister Dilan Perera

Minister of Justice Dilan Perera said that the Government is fully committed to protect the private space and privacy of individual rights of the people. “Media has the fullest freedom to crticise the government or any individual.

However it is the responsibility of the government as well as the media to ensure that the private space of a citizen is not violated,” he said at a media briefing held in Colombo today (29).

He said that a Note to the Cabinet was introduced for discussion on the need for enhancing punishment for kidnappings and abductions and on the criminal defamation laws.

However no decision was taken on the latter. He clarified that no Cabinet Paper was presented to reintroduce criminal defamation laws, as a section of the media has erroneously reported.

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