20 Apr 2022
香港特別行政區 訴 歐育婷及另五人
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 345
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC438/2021
The court has inherent jurisdiction to grant anonymity and non-disclosure orders (including use of screens and special passage) where necessary to protect witness safety and privacy and where, after balancing open justice and defendants' fair trial rights, the orders do not render the trial unfair; on the facts the prosecution provided sufficient justification and the orders were proportionate, so they were granted for the 33 SDU officers.