Judgment regarding an application by a well-known personality for a media blackout during her testimony in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been postponed to today.
Yesterday, the trial for the murder of the soccer star resumed at the Pretoria High Court with the state, lawyers of the accused and legal representative of the media presenting their heads of arguments on the application.
On Monday, the state requested that proceedings should not be broadcast live and pictures of the personality should not be taken while she is on the stand. However, she is not opposed to journalists sitting in court and reporting on her testimony. “Away from the glitz and glamour, she is a witness with vulnerabilities and anxieties for the witness stand. Being a victim of crime is traumatising.
“All she is asking for is to testify how she saw the commission of crime in an atmosphere that is less intrusive,” said Baloyi.
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