OSCAR PISTORIUS VERDICT: CONCERN OVER 'JUDGE THREATS' (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13:14

Legal groups in South Africa have expressed concern over threats directed at the judge who found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide not murder.

Thokozile Masipa has faced criticism since ruling the athlete did not kill his girlfriend intentionally.

Some of the remarks may border on hate speech, defamation and contempt of court, three legal groups said.

Protection for Ms Masipa has been stepped up since the verdict, South Africa's City Press newspaper reports.

Police officers from the Tactical Response Team have been stationed outside her home and have also been escorting her, the paper said.

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