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Monday, July 13, 2009 - 07.30 GMT |
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Tough actions
against child pornography |
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President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
has
instructed
the
Inspector
General
of
Police
to take
tangible
and
tough
measures
to curb
child
pornography
in Sri
Lanka,
including
capture
and
posting
on the
internet
of
photographs
and
video
clips of
unsuspecting
persons,
especially
minors
and
women.
The
President
issued
this
directive
after it
was
brought
to his
notice
that
there
were
many
websites
containing
such
material,
much of
it
obtained
in clear
violation
of the
law and
moreover
antithetical
to
accepted
norms in
Sri
Lankan
society.
Computer
aided
pornographic
material
is
prohibited
in Sri
Lanka as
per the
Computer
Crimes
Act
which is
already
in
place.
Existing
laws
have
also
been
amended
to curb
the
exploitation
of
underage
children,
even
with
their
consent.
The
Government
will
also
expand
and
strengthen
the
ambit of
the law
by
special
legislation
aimed at
eliminating
this
social
menace.
The
Government
will
obtain
the
services
of
experts
as well
as one
or more
state
institutions
which
have the
technical
know-how
and
other
necessary
facilities
to
monitor
such
activity,
locate
servers
hosting
such
websites,
track
individuals
and
organized
crime
groups
posting
on such
sites
and
assist
the law
enforcement
authorities
in this
endeavor.
The
Government
is
strongly
and
unconditionally
committed
to
create
an
environment
where
children
can grow
up
without
such
exploitation
their
dignity
being
violated
in any
manner,
by
paedophiles
and
those
engaged
in cyber
crimes.
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