Media Restrictions in Courts Approved with Final Reading

Parliament approved with 117 votes to 18, on its third and final reading, a proposal to ban video recordings and photo coverage from court buildings and courtrooms by media sources, on July 11.

The proposal was slammed by opposition lawmakers as an attempt “to impose censorship.”

Public Defender Sozar Subari also criticized it, saying it was inappropriate for a country where the judiciary was still in transition and reforms were still underway.

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