S v Sibiya and Others
S v Sibiya and Others [2023] ZAGPPHC 378; CC 67/2020 (18 May 2023)
The court found that witness number one did not provide sufficient evidence to justify restricting both visual and audio broadcast of her testimony. While her concerns about safety and public scrutiny were acknowledged, she had already participated in public forums and social media, exposing her identity and voice. Previous witnesses were protected from visual broadcast but not audio, and the court saw no reason to treat witness number one differently. The court emphasized the principle of open justice and the public's right to access information, finding that the interests of justice and fai…
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- Open Justice
- Media Access To Courts
- Witness Protection
- Fair Trial Rights
- Audio Visual Broadcast
- Constitutional Balancing