Park’s sentencing on live TV?

– South Korea’s Supreme Court yesterday lifted a ban on the filming of trials, opening the possibility of TV coverage of the sentencing of ex-president Park Geun-Hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong.

At a rare meeting of justices presided over by Chief Justice Yang Sung-Tae, the court adopted new regulations on filming of trials, effective August 1.

“With the amendment, live TV coverage of lower court and appeals court sentencings will be permitted,” it said.

Supreme Court spokesperson Judge Cho ByungKoo said the move gives lower and appeal court judges a free hand in deciding whether to allow live TV coverage of verdicts and sentencings. – AFP