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LCR4803 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE April 2025

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, LCR4803 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE April 2025

(a) Discuss the legal position in terms of section 205 of the Criminal
Procedure Act 51 of 1977 if a journalist who, when ordered by the court
to do so, refuses to disclose the identity of his informer. Your answer
should also discuss the question whether a journalist may rely on
journalistic ethics to justify his refusal to disclose the identity of an
informer. In your answer refer to applicable court cases where
necessary.
(20)

(a) Legal Position under Section 205 of the
Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
Section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of
1977 empowers a judge, regional magistrate, or
magistrate to order any person likely to provide
relevant information regarding a criminal
investigation to testify or produce evidence. This
provision is often used to compel journalists to
disclose their sources when the information is
necessary for the investigation or prosecution of a
crime.

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