Issuing press statements, FNJ and PCN maintained that it was unlawful to arrest the journalists over the published content as there are other related bodies to watch the issues. Both organizations demanded the immediate release of the arrested journalists.
The organizations also visited the Chief of Metropolitan Police Range Office and Metropolitan Police Crime Division on Friday and expressed their concerns.
Meanwhile, District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu has sent Panta to judicial custody for seven days. Panta was arrested following a complaint filed by Bhola Regmi, the principal of Kanya Campus in Dilllibazaar, over the news content published in nepaliheadlines.com alluding to the sexual behavior of the students.
According to Borna Bahadur Karki, chairman of PCN, despite other legal ways, including filing complaint at the PCN, the journalists were arrested.
He also said that the PCN is the only body entrusted with the authority to monitor the online and electronic media so the police action in arresting the journalists is not justified.
Likewise, Prakash Giri, president of the Parliamentary Affairs Journalists Society, also condemned the act and called it the police overstepping the role of other government agencies.
“We will resolve the case remaining within the legal framework soon as possible,” said the Chief of Crime Division, Bijayalal Kayastha.
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