{{A judge has ruled that media houses are able to broadcast parts of the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius in the North Gauteng High Court next week.}}<\/p>\n
Judge Dunstan Mlambo ruled that audio recordings of all proceedings be allowed, and audiovisual images of only parts of the trial be allowed. <\/p>\n
This includes opening and closing arguments and evidence of experts, but excludes evidence of the accused and witnesses.<\/p>\n
“It is …in the public interest that, within allowance limits, the goings on during the trial be covered… to ensure a greater number of people in the community who are unable to attend the proceedings are able to follow wherever they may be,” Mlambo ruled.<\/p>\n
{{Reaction}}<\/p>\n
MultiChoice’s Oscar Channel producer George Mazarakis tweeted: “Thrilled the SA judiciary has matured to this ground breaking decision. It is a seminal moment”.<\/p>\n
“This is a great step forward,” said eNCA group news editor Ben Said. “It is a very wide-ranging judgment, and a very important one.”<\/p>\n
MultiChoice, eNCA and Eyewitness News brought the application to the court last week.<\/p>\n
Last week Frank Snyckers SC, for MultiChoice and Eyewitness News, told the court that media would use technologically advanced equipment that was not obtrusive and was controlled remotely. <\/p>\n
Snyckers said media houses had secured the National Prosecuting Authority’s support.<\/p>\n
Pistorius’s legal team opposed the application arguing that broadcasting the events would lead to an unfair trial.<\/p>\n
Barry Roux SC, for Pistorius, asked why his client’s trial was not being treated like any other trial.<\/p>\n
Pistorius is accused of killing Steenkamp, his girlfriend, in February last year. His trial is to be heard in the North Gauteng High Court from 3 to 20 March.<\/p>\n
A 24-hour TV channel dedicated to the trial will be launched on DSTV on 2 March.<\/p>\n
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