Senior justice of the Supreme Court Kedar Prasad Giri has said absolute press freedom is not possible even in the most democratic societies of the world.
Giri inaugurating the function
Addressing the inaugural of the five-day training for legal beat journalists organised by Freedom Forum in the capital on Tuesday, justice Giri stated the Nepali court always given its verdict in favour of press freedom and right to information of the Nepali people and urged journalists to take caution while disseminating news of legal issues to ensure that the people are not given unclear information.
Speaking at the same programme, President of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) Bishwa Kant Mainali criticised the way Nepali journalists reported on legal issues. Mainali cautioned the journalists to be serious towards protecting right of the child enshrined by the Nepal's constitution and laws and urged media persons to be selective on the use of words.
Former NBA president Shambhu Thapa came down heavily against the controversial news coverage regarding the chief justice.
General secretary of the Federation on Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) Mahendra Bista stressed on the need to demarcate the extent to which journalists can write. nepalnews.com ia June 19 07
