Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court begins live stream of trials

Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court begins live stream of trials

The Turks and Caicos Islands Supreme Court on Monday made history when for the first time it began televised proceedings live via the internet.

A murder trial, the Crown vs Jumillo Isma, was streamed live to the world from the Grand Turk Supreme Court.

According to Magnetic Media, Jury trials have resumed after being stopped by the coronavirus pandemic and with that, video links are now feeding the trials to the world wide web so anyone can watch.

Some attorneys had disputed the airing of the trials so widely. It may be, they argued, a form of witness tampering or influence, as in a low tech trial witnesses are not able to hear each other’s testimonies.

On Tuesday, Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Her Ladyship Mabel Agyemang reversed the full airing of the trials; now witness testimonies will be for in person audiences only.

It was explained by the Chief Justice, those interested in viewing the full trial can still do so at the court house in both Providenciales and Grand Turk, where tents and screens have been set up in order for the public to have access and view full trials.

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