Camera phones banned in Australia's courtrooms

The Age reports on Victoria's Supreme and county courts which are reviewing security measures and considering banning mobile phones to safeguard the identities of key witnesses, within their precincts.

According to The Age, "in England, camera phones are banned near courts, including in streets nearby, because of the risk to key witnesses and police of being identified by standover men". And recently, a man was arrested and fined £250.- for taking a picture of a defendant in court (at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, south Wales), using a mobile phone. The man had pointed the phone towards the dock when a defendant was in it. cf Arrested for taking a picture in court.

emily | 5:31 PM | Privacy Concerns |
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