Elan Vital has proved itself to be a determined abuser of Press Freedom - at least that's the conclusion of many observers, of course in the Queensland State the cult was simply using local Law to its advantage. At least EV will not be able to pull that trick in Belgium - where new legal protection for journalists includes:
Journalists have the right to silence when called as witness. They are explicitly protected against home searches, seizures, phone tapping and other investigations.
. It is now much more difficult to sue journalists: journalists cannot be sued any more for illegal detention of stolen documents or for complicity in the violation of professional secrecy by a third party.
Judicial authorities can only force a journalist to reveal their sources "to prevent crimes that represent a serious attack on the physical integrity of one or several third parties" and only if the third party has a crucial interest to prevent these crimes and if it cannot be obtained in another way.
see: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=3026&Language=EN
