Petition · past parliament

Stop media from releasing name of alleged offender before he/she is found guilty

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

In the event of the person being found not guilty after being publicly named by the media, the character of this person is permanently damaged.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

17 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.