UK: Media not allowed to report about trials concerning terrorism
By Katrin WelkerOn 9 February 2016, the England and Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by a number of media organisations against continuing restrictions on reporting about a trial concerning terrorism (case no. [2016] EWCA Crim 11).
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The case had been the subject of reporting from the outset. In May 2014, upon the prosecution’s request, the Court gave the order, that much of the evidence was heard either in total privacy or in a special closed session where accredited journalists could attend the hearing in camera but were prohibited to report of what took…