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Nagarik daily undermined code of conduct in Amako Ghar case: Probe panel
The committee formed to probe the moral allegations against social worker Dil Shova has recommended the council deduct five points form the code of conduct category for the daily.
bookmarkThe committee formed by the Press Council Nepal (PCN) to probe into the moral allegations against social worker Dil Shova Shrestha has recommended the council to deduct five points from the code of conduct category for Nagarik daily while classifying newspapers.
Published at : July 24, 2014
Updated at : July 24, 2014 23:20
Kathmandu
The newspaper, on February 26, had published a news report accusing Shrestha, owner of an old age home and orphanage Aamako Ghar, of being involved in sexual misconduct of children and the elderly based on an audio tape in which she was supposedly talking to a client.
Following concerns over the validity of the accusations, the Council's code of conduct monitoring sub-committee had formed a three-member taskforce led by former Registrar of Supreme Court Ram Krishna Timalsena on March 5 to investigate into the allegations against Shrestha.
The committee has further decided to warn the daily to be careful while publishing socially sensitive cases in the media as per the Clause 5 of Journalistic Code of Conduct 2003, said a press release of the council.
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