vrijdag, november 28, 2003
Drie persfotografen die foto's maakten ter plaatse van het dodelijk ongeval van prinses Diana en Dodi Al Fayed, zijn door een Franse rechtbank vrijgesproken van het schenden van de privacy van het paar.
Three photographers who took pictures of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at the site of their deadly crash were acquitted Friday of invading the couple's privacy.
The three men, whose photos were confiscated and not published, were among the swarm of photographers who pursued the car carrying Diana and her boyfriend across Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, and took photos after it slammed into the pillar of a traffic tunnel.
Jacques Langevin, with Sygma/Corbis at the time, Christian Martinez of the Angeli agency, and free-lancer Fabrice Chassery had faced a maximum of one year in prison and fines of $53,000. The prosecutor had asked for suspended prison sentences.
The photographers had argued in court that they did not invade the famous couple's privacy, although Chassery and Langevin acknowledged that they took photos at the crash site. Photographers took pictures through an open door of the crumpled car.
The trial hinged on a French law that says the interior of a car is a private space. The photographers were tried only for pictures of Dodi Fayed. The photos in question showed him either as he left his hotel in a car with Diana or after the crash.
The trial stemmed from a criminal complaint for invasion of privacy filed by Dodi Al Fayed's father, Egyptian-born billionaire Mohammed Al Fayed. Diana's relatives and the British royal family were not plaintiffs in the case.
A five-year investigation into the crash concluded that chauffeur Henri Paul, who was killed in the crash, had been drinking and was speeding. In 2002, France's highest court dropped manslaughter charges against nine photographers — including the three acquitted Friday.
Bron: Associated Press.
foto John Schultz
French photojournalist Jacques Langevin speaks to the media outside the courtroom in Paris.
Three photographers who took pictures of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed at the site of their deadly crash were acquitted Friday of invading the couple's privacy.
The three men, whose photos were confiscated and not published, were among the swarm of photographers who pursued the car carrying Diana and her boyfriend across Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, and took photos after it slammed into the pillar of a traffic tunnel.
Jacques Langevin, with Sygma/Corbis at the time, Christian Martinez of the Angeli agency, and free-lancer Fabrice Chassery had faced a maximum of one year in prison and fines of $53,000. The prosecutor had asked for suspended prison sentences.
The photographers had argued in court that they did not invade the famous couple's privacy, although Chassery and Langevin acknowledged that they took photos at the crash site. Photographers took pictures through an open door of the crumpled car.
The trial hinged on a French law that says the interior of a car is a private space. The photographers were tried only for pictures of Dodi Fayed. The photos in question showed him either as he left his hotel in a car with Diana or after the crash.
The trial stemmed from a criminal complaint for invasion of privacy filed by Dodi Al Fayed's father, Egyptian-born billionaire Mohammed Al Fayed. Diana's relatives and the British royal family were not plaintiffs in the case.
A five-year investigation into the crash concluded that chauffeur Henri Paul, who was killed in the crash, had been drinking and was speeding. In 2002, France's highest court dropped manslaughter charges against nine photographers — including the three acquitted Friday.
Bron: Associated Press.
foto John Schultz
French photojournalist Jacques Langevin speaks to the media outside the courtroom in Paris.
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