The Attorney General has warned against social media posts that prejudice trials, following a rash of incidents
Another woman posted information and photographs that she said were of Jon Venables (a court order forbidding identification of Venables has been in place since 2001), and got an eight-month suspended sentence and a £10,000 costs order for her troubles. Contempt proceedings for breaching the same court order have been brought against a further eight people.
Attorney General Michael Ellis QC this week launched a #ThinkBeforeYouPost campaign to highlight the dangers of posting prejudicial information online. Contempt attracts punishment of a fine or up to two years in prison.
Ellis said: ‘A mis-judged tweet or post could have grave repercussions and interfere with a trial.’
