The judges emphasised that it was in the public interest that reporters are allowed to work freely in combat zones and can alert the international community to the horrors of warfare and human rights abuses.
Sudije su naglasile da je u javnom interesu da novinarima bude omogućeno da slobodno rade u ratnim zonama i da mogu da obaveste međunarodnu zajednicu o užasima rata i krsenjima ljudskih prava.