Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- The Inspector General of Police(IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has ordered the top brass of the Police and OICs that video footage, photographs and recordings of suspects that are apprehended by Sri Lanka Police or the Police Special Task Force (STF) can only be released after getting prior permission from the Police.

In Police RTM 115, issued by Weerasooriya on Wednesday (5), the IGP raised concern regarding the unregulated dissemination of video footage and photographs of arrested suspects being questioned by the Police which now poses a risk to ongoing investigations and Court proceedings.

Police have come under intense scrutiny recently after several videos of arrested suspects including the alleged killer of the W...