Can a person video record another person...

Asked by the Customer on 02-05-2014 13:15:39
Question posted in the Criminal Law category relating to Gauteng

Can a person video record another person without their permission?


Scenario: My ex-wife is in contempt of court, and I prevented her from removing my children from school prior to my fetching them. I asked the school officials to prevent her from removing my children from the school early. When she was stopped, she contacted her lawyer, to let him know that she had failed in her effort. His response was that she start video recording me immediately. Both the school officials and, myself, asked her to stop but they refused.

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