{"id":145414,"date":"2022-01-25T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=145414"},"modified":"2022-01-25T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:05:44","slug":"dominica-media-banned-from-covering-high-court-cases-in-the-criminal-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dominica-media-banned-from-covering-high-court-cases-in-the-criminal-division\/","title":{"rendered":"DOMINICA: Media banned from covering High Court cases in the criminal division"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The press in Dominica has been told that they cannot enter to cover the Criminal Session of the High Court that officially opened on January 24, 2022.<\/p>\n

The Criminal Session of the High Court has been closed for almost a year.<\/p>

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There are no laws in place governing such a decision except in the case of a sexual nature where such matters are held \u201cin camera\u201d meaning with the press absent.<\/p>

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The police and court staff informed the press who tried to gain access that \u201cwe were told not to allow the press in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attorney at law and Peter Alleyne brought the matter to the attention of the Registrar of the High Court and questioned her on \u201cwhat law was such a decision taken\u201d she then informed him that she was merely carrying out instructions.<\/p>

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She then met two members of the press outside including Curtis Matthew News Editor of DBS radio and said that she was \u201csorry but was merely carrying out instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inquired as to who gave those instructions we were told \u201cthe Judge.\u201d<\/p>

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The matter was also brought to the attention of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sherma Dyrample who said there was adequate space in the court to accommodate the press.<\/p>

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Matthew also inquired from the Judge about her decision and she replied that she has to protect the court staff and if the press was given access, she would leave the courtroom.<\/p>\n

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Nature Isle News (NIN)<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to follow the matters especially given the fact that the court is a public place and criminal trials barring those of a sexually nature are open to the press and the public.<\/p>\n

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