These monks get arrested coming from Thailand.
But how did their phones get unlocked, private photos pulled out, and blasted all over the media?
Some of those images are intimate. Some reportedly involve minors.
How is that even legal? Those photos didn’t publish themselves. Someone with authority at the airport took them, circulated them, and outlets ran with it. This is a straight-up violation of fundamental rights. Privacy. Dignity. Basic human decency.
As an editor working exclusively on digital media, I have seen this before.
When that university girl was murdered at Racecourse, her blood-soaked belongings, her NIC, and even her address were being passed around like content.
The media showed up at her house within hours, harassing a grieving family. Some of us refused to touch that material. Plenty didn’t.
And the worst part? Police were right there then, too. Letting people into an active crime scene. So I’ll ask again, who is accountable for this? Why is no one calling this out?
These monks get arrested coming from Thailand. But how did their phones get unlocked, private photos pulled out, and blasted all over media? Some of those images are intimate. Some reportedly involve minors.
How is that even legal?
Those photos didn’t publish themselves. Someone… pic.twitter.com/VX3KcVsvD5— Lahiru Doloswala (@officiallahiru) April 28, 2026