JVP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday slammed the media as well as the Acting Police Media Spokesperson on their conduct regarding the recent murder of a five-year-old girl in Kotadeniyawa.

Taking part in the ‘Vaada Pitiya’ political talk show on TV Derana, Jayatissa said that the media and the Police Media Spokesman acted without any regard for the presumption of innocence.

Even the Police spoke as if these suspects had indeed committed the crime, he said.

Furthermore, Jayatissa said that the rising rate of crime can be controlled only by removing the root causes. Introducing capital punishment is not the best strategy, he argued.