MELBOURNE: The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday (Mar 13) in a rare move by the ...
In support of the principles of"open justice", the Melbourne court said Tuesday it would allow national broadcaster ABC to shoot live video showing Justice Kidd reading out his sentencing remarks."The County Court is committed to the principles of open justice. Chief Judge Peter Kidd's sentencing remarks in this matter will be broadcast live," a County Court spokesman said in a brief statement.
Australian courtrooms rarely allow live broadcasts of court proceedings, and this is believed to be the first time the County Court in Melbourne is allowing such a move. Pell has already lodged his leave to appeal the guilty verdict, with the hearings in the Court of Appeal scheduled to be heard on June 5-6.
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