DE: Public interest justifies impairments of a trial by photographers
by Ingo BeckendorfThe press is allowed to take photos of judges who take part in a criminal case in more then three hearings. As well, the defendants can be photographed, even if they show their discomfort to the press members. However, the presiding judge can order an anonymisation by the press as far as some of the defendants are concerned. That was decided by the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) on 9 September 2016 (case number: 1 BvR 2022/16).
The reason for the decision is a criminal case at the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Munich. Ten persons have been…
