[IMC-UK-Features] Sequani advice

[deano at aktivix.org]

Quoting Alison Banville <alisonbanville at yahoo.co.uk>:

> Hi Deano,
>    
>   just need a bit of advice about the reporting ban on the Sequani trial.
> Does it mean no commentary on it as in, for example, should the case have
> been brought in the first place? Or just no reporting anything said in court?
> I went up there on Tuesday expecting a verdict. I asked at reception for an
> explanation for the ban and was told to see the court clerk, She said the
> judge would deal with me! Sure enough when he came back in he called me up to
> the witness box from the public gallery!
>    
>   He said I'd been 'taxing' the court staff with my questions and all the
> info was on the screen outside the door. He then said he believed I'd asked
> for the reason for the ban and I replied that was what I wanted to know. He
> said he was under no duty to tell me but that it pertained to another trial.
> I asked why he was under no duty to tell a member of the public the reason
> and he said he had explained it in open court at the beginning. I was going
> to say it would be difficult to come by the information if what he announced
> was a reporting ban. He was quite annoyed with me anyway.
>    
>   Well advice about what can and can't be posted on Indymedia or anywhere
> else would be good.
>    
>   All the best
>    
>   Alison  



Hello Alison,

I'm not sure about this myself so I've forwarded to a couple of the Indymedia
lists (cc'd) to see if anyone else can comment. Good luck.

Cheers,

Deano