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民建聯查走光黑點 發放法院相涉違法 【明報專訊】民建聯婦女事務委員會第6年就本港走光黑點調查,昨日公布19個最新走光黑點,包括立法會3樓教育廊、屯門及粉嶺裁判法院及PMQ元創方等,譴責政府和有關發展商考慮並不周全。不過,民建聯調查中卻展示一些屯門及粉嶺裁判法院的內部照片,此舉涉嫌觸犯《簡易程序治罪條例》中禁止在法院拍照的罪行。 葛珮帆﹕如確定違法會致歉 負責此項調查的民建聯婦女事務委員會主席葛珮帆昨回應,指涉及裁判法院的數張相片由市民提供,該委員會正徵詢法律意見,如果調查中公布的相片確實觸犯法例,定必會向法院及公眾致歉。 在有關走光黑點的記者會上,葛珮帆與其他成員公布走光黑點,並將部分黑點的相片放大,在記者會上展示,包括粉嶺裁判法院內部的照片,指出走廊玻璃圍欄設計容易令女士走光。另發給傳媒的黑點相片檔案中,各有兩張屯門及粉嶺裁判法院的內部照片。根據《簡易程序治罪條例》,任何人在法院範圍內拍照或發放有關照片,即屬違法,可判處罰款250元。 元創方﹕已加措施防走光 在記者會公布的走光黑點,亦包括中環PMQ元創方的地下與地庫之間的玻璃天窗及樓梯的「走光陷阱」;但記者昨日到現場,見樓梯級間空隙已加上圍板,有天窗的地下展廊暫停開放。另有傳媒昨指出記者會中展示PMQ的照片,為有報章在4月底報道中的新聞照片,指民建聯在未經該傳媒機構允許下取用。PMQ回應指出,5月已完成優化工程,於天窗及樓梯加了分隔視線措施。 對於今次黑點調查問題多多,葛承認事件中有疏忽,承諾會檢討有關調查的考察制度。 (14/7/2014) 我只評論這新聞有關法院範圍拍照的合法性問題。先看法例第228章《簡易程序治罪條例》第7條:
(a) 在法庭內拍攝或企圖拍攝任何照片,或為供發表之用而在法庭內繪畫或企圖繪畫該法庭的法官,或在該法庭所進行的民事或刑事法律程序中的陪審員、證人或任何一方的肖像或素描;或 (由1979年第7號法律公告修訂) (b) 發表在違反本條上述條文的情況下所拍攝的任何照片、所繪畫的任何肖像或素描,或其任何複印品。(2) 就本條而言─ (a) “法庭”(court) 一詞指任何法庭,包括裁判官進行研訊的任何地方; (b) “法官”(judge) 一詞包括司法常務官及裁判官; (由1997年第47號第10條修訂;由2000年第28號第47條修訂) (c) 任何照片、肖像或素描,如果是在法庭或舉行聆訊的建築物或其範圍內拍攝或繪畫的,或是拍攝或繪畫某人並且是在該人進入或離開該法庭或上述建築物或其範圍時拍攝或繪畫的,則該照片、肖像或素描,須當作是在法庭內拍攝或繪畫。 2011年9月,發生在英國這段新聞值得喜歡用電話拍攝的人引以為戒,BBC當年這樣報導:
Teenager jailed for taking photo at Luton Crown CourtA teenager from Luton has been jailed for two months for taking a photograph of a courtroom from the public gallery during a hearing.
Paul Thompson, 19, had gone to Luton Crown Court to support a friend facing a custodial sentence for robbing an off-duty police officer.
He was seen taking a picture which he sent to a friend.
After his Blackberry phone was seized he admitted being in contempt of court and was jailed by Judge Barbara Mensah.
She said: "There are notices all around the court building about not taking photographs in court.
"This is a serious offence and the message must go out that people cannot take photos."
As she jailed him on Friday, Thompson said: "That's stupid, man."
After Thompson was seen taking the photo his phone was seized and he was taken to the cells.
'Stupid idiot'An hour later he was brought into the dock and admitted the charge.
Thompson's defence barrister John Livingstone told the judge the teenager had admitted being "a stupid idiot".
He said: "It was not a photograph of anyone in particular and he did not notice any signs forbidding this behaviour.
"This has been a very big shock for him."
He said Thompson was very concerned as he had left his eight-week-old puppy alone in his flat in Luton, and the dog was not house trained and no-one else had access to the property.
A spokesman for the UK penal reform charity, the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: "Short spells in custody have been shown to be very ineffectual and they are a costly way of dealing with the issue.
"Young people are so used to using their phones like this these days and a little understanding of that by the court would not have resulted in a prison sentence.
"Also, and this was seen with the disproportionate sentencing following the riots, there is a degree to which it appears the justice system is not keeping pace with the change in technology."
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