Complaint
A viewer complained that a report on the outcome of the trial of a firearms officer charged over the death of Chris Kaba was biased because it implied that the officer had been wrongly acquitted and that Chris Kaba’s family were the victims of an injustice. Β The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The ECU found nothing in the reporter’s presentation of the story which implied the verdict was unsound, and considered the inclusion of comments on behalf of Chris Kaba’s family was editorially relevant in the light of concerns about possible reactions to the verdict and not an implicit endorsement of the family’s views.
Not upheld