Naming suspects in criminal cases opens up ethical minefield
- Written by Marilyn McMahon, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University
A screen shot from Channel 7's Million Dollar Cold Case.Yahoo! 7 TVAfter extensively reviewing the conduct of the press in the UK, Lord Justice Leveson strongly argued that people merely suspected of having committed a crime should be protected from being identified.
He advised:
… save in exceptional and clearly identified circumstances (for...






