Block trial: Judge withdraws use of ZEIT audio recordings
In the trial surrounding Christina Block, Hamburg Regional Court has backtracked: confiscated audio recordings from Die ZEIT will not be evaluated for the time being.
Hamburg court refrains from using ZEIT recordings in Block trial for now
The Hamburg Regional Court will not evaluate the confiscated audio recordings from the weekly magazine Die ZEIT in the proceedings surrounding Christina Block for the time being. This is reported by abendblatt.de. The responsible judge Isabel Hildebrandt is thus reversing a controversial step that had previously caused a stir.
The recordings are audio recordings involving children that were made by Die ZEIT in connection with the case. A higher court had decided that the material may not be used, as reported consistently by BILD and NDR.de, among others.
The Block trial has occupied Hamburg's judiciary for some time and has attracted nationwide media attention. The decision to refrain from using the recordings for now is considered provisional — no final judgment has yet been made regarding their use.
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