South Korea To Broadcast The Sentencing Of Former President Park Geun-Hye
South Korea To Broadcast The Sentencing Of Former President Park Geun-Hye South Korea's Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on the filming of trials ahead of the sentencing of disgraced president Park Geun-Hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong, which now indicates the possibility of live TV coverage of high-profile trials. At a rare meeting of justices presided over by Chief Justice Yang Sung-Tae, the court adopted new regulations on the filming of trials, effective August 1. "With the amendment, live TV coverage of lower court and appeals court sentencings will be permitted", it said. The measure will help enhance the "people's right to know", it added. Supreme Court spokesman Judge Cho Byung-Koo told AFP the move gives lower and appeal court judges a free hand in deciding whether to allow live TV coverage of verdicts and sentencings. "If the courts decide in favor of allowing live transmissions on the grounds of public interest, th...