Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Condemnation from the Media Ethics Board – BRTK

The Media Ethics Board condemned Kıbrıs Headline and Kamalı News Agency on the grounds that the principle of “respect for the presumption of innocence” was violated.

In the written statement made by the Board, “7 days detention for drug suspects”, “Knife Attack in Nicosia: He Will Be Tried Without Detention”, “CÖŞ Teams Suspicious, Drugs Found on Him” ​​and “Illegal Suspect” published today on the Kıbrıs Headline website, under the signature of Kamalı Haber, All of the news titled “He Was Taken to Court” and the Professional Principles of Journalism stipulate that “media organs must respect the presumption of innocence, must refrain from making publications that would declare any person guilty unless proven by a judicial decision. “In cases where the judicial process is ongoing, allegations and defenses must be presented in a fair and balanced manner.” It was noted that there was a clear violation of Article 4.

In the statement, it was stated that the Board unanimously decided to condemn Kıbrıs Headline and Kamalı News Agency for this reason, and it was emphasized that this violation of rights, especially in court news, was made for the sake of being popular and being read more, and that it was “unacceptable”. In the statement, the principle that everyone is innocent until proven guilty was once again reminded.

In the statement, it was noted that the people who have not yet been sentenced are “suspects”, not “guilty”, and that publishing the public names and photographs of these people is an attack on fundamental rights, and Kıbrıs Headline and Kamalı Haber were called to make appropriate regulations regarding the news in question.

The statement also called on colleagues to be more sensitive and sensitive about media ethical principles.