Lawyers representing fallen Paralympic hero Oscar Pistorius have objected to a bid by the media to televise his murder trial via remote-controlled "spy" cameras in the courtroom.
The sprinter's lawyer Barry Roux argued in a Pretoria court on Wednesday that an application by several media outlets seeking to broadcast the proceedings live would infringe on Pistorius' rights.
"Why can't this be like any other trial? Why is he different? Is it because he ran fast on the track?" advocate Barry Roux asked the court.
"Does it mean that if you are a well-known person there has to be an infringement on your rights?".
Pistorius goes on trial on March 3 charged with premeditated murder for gunning down his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year in what he claimed was an accident.
The case is one of South Africa's most high profile murders and sparked an international media scrum.
One of the applicants is a 24-hour channel -- The Oscar Pistorius Trial - a Carte Blanche Channel -- dedicated to the trial and which is set to launch on March 2.
It has proposed to film the hearing using remote controlled, unmanned cameras.
This would see "spy cameras mounted in the courtroom" that could be deactivated if the trial judge felt it was warranted, fellow applicant EyeWitness News reported.
Pistorius, 27, whose legs were amputated below the knee when he was a young boy, is known worldwide as the "Blade Runner" for competing on two fibre-optic blades and running against able-bodied athletes in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
