Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Peter Greste, executive director of the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom, said that the case had ‘significant press freedom implications’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom’s Peter Greste has warned.

The high court is now considering a landmark battle over the use of video footage collected by the Farm Transparency Project, a group of activists known for breaking into abattoirs and installing covert cameras.