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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by bmsleight_ on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:24PM (#24546041)
As a counterbalance - reporting restriction from court are highly regulated in the UK. If a person breaks the regulations it is easy to deny them access the next day. No so easy on remote access, hard to control/prosecute contempt of court.
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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by ggrrhh_ta on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:24PM (#24547380)
What kinds of regulations could be broken and why is remote access still possible for other trials? What makes this one different?
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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by matthewheath on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:17PM (#24548585)
> What kinds of regulations could be broken

For example, taking photographs in court, or in this case taking screenshots of court remotely.

> why is remote access still possible for other trials?

It's done on a case by case basis by the judge(s) involved in the case. It's not an automatic right.

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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by ggrrhh_ta on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @12:12AM (#24550753)
Audio only, description of the evidence, binding agreements, etc. I really thought that there could be an unsolvable reason behind it.
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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by salawat on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:44PM (#24546274)
Invalid counterbalance, in my opinion, when the conduct of the government is in question. This seems to be the most pathetically awkward attempt to close a hearing without outright admitting it that I've ever witnessed.
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