Defence teams oppose Meyiwa trial’s next witness request for broadcast ban: Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial were further delayed after the state's fifth witness, who is yet to be sworn in, brought an application on Monday against the…
Five men accused of murdering Bafana Bafana player Senzo Meyiwa are being tried for the 2014 crime.Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial were further delayed after the state’s fifth witness, who is yet to be sworn in, brought an application on Monday against the broadcasting of her testimony in visuals and sound.
“The witness is a well-known personality, she has to perform in public from time to time, and if these proceedings are carried live, there is a possibility that the public might form a perception regarding her evidence, and when she performs live her life might then be endangered. If the proceedings are carried live it puts pressure on her, makes her uncomfortable,” he said.
“Her evidence, compared to other witnesses, will be subject to intense scrutiny, it’s criticised and in certain social media the evidence is subjected to scorn and ridicule,” Baloyi said.He said her standpoint was if she had to testify in an open court with a live broadcast of her evidence, she might have to reconsider giving her evidence.
“Procedurally it is the duty of the state to consult with all state witnesses to ascertain issues of this nature that we are facing.
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