Cordoba.- Tucuman justice imposed a Legal mask To one The press company and its employees. At the request of the Regional Public Prosecution, the substitute judge Lucas Taboada He ordered a precautionary measure Compañía de Circuitos Cerrados SA (CCC), for journalists, producers and drivers, Abstain from voting for six months To issue it, by any means, content that “directly or indirectly, Insult, defame, distort or discredit the actions of prosecutors, judicial officers and judges From the governorate.
The ban covers the CCC’s television channel, radio, digital platforms and social networks, and non-compliance with this measure will be punished. “Under warning against judicial disobedience.”.
The complaint was submitted by the Minister of Finance to the Regional Supreme Court. Edmundo Jesus Jimenez, Who went against Gustavo Anibal Gabriel OlarteDirector and President of CCC. The presentation was made by the Early Decision Financial Unit responsible for the Public Prosecutor Daniel Sosa Pinheirowho filed a case for “Disrupting a legitimate act of authority and threatening and inciting mass violence.”.
The factual description of the sentence indicates that Olarte “using the appearance of a legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression” “b A public campaign of harassment, smear and media attack Against various prosecutors, in general, against the entire regional justice system, which consists of TV programmes, opinion columns and posts on social networks“.
Along these lines, he asserts that in the ACC there are “tendentious, out-of-context and malicious expressions” aimed at “distorting the facts investigated, actions which seek not only to discredit judicial officials, but also to undermine public confidence in the administration of justice.”
He consulted the governor Osvaldo Galdo Regarding the judicial procedure, he said: “These are judicial rulings that fall within the scope of another authority, and therefore, as governor, I respect the decisions taken by the authorities.” It is a judicial decision that must be respected. Then there are cases of its reversal.”
“What I know It is a judicial procedure, and whether we like it or not, we must respect it. There are judicial ways to cancel this procedure. If anyone understands that it is unfair or that it aims to muzzle freedom of the press. They have judicial means which, since they have been implemented, have been sanctioned and can be reversed. Galdo added: “This is the good thing about democracy and the good thing is that today the state authorities are working at full capacity.”
Olarte bought CCC late last year. The company was created in 1987 by the Dominguez family. While Jimenez, the complainant, said, He assumed the position of Minister of Finance in 2014.
Until that moment, and since 2003, He was Minister of Government and Justice From the governor at the time Joseph Alperovichwho was sentenced to 16 years in prison for six acts of aggravated sexual assault with physical contact and three simple sexual assaults – two of which were attempted – committed between December 2017 and March 2018. He has been detained, and is now under house arrest in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, since June 18, 2024.
Just over a month ago, Jiménez was harshly criticized by the national deputy of the Union for the Fatherland party and leader of the La Bancaría union. Carlos Cisneroswhich reported A “Judicial maneuvering” To cover up football players accused of rape.
In statements to Splendid AM 990, he warned of the role Public Prosecutor’s Office In a counter-complaint filed by the player Jose FlorentinShe considered it part of a process to stop the sexual assault case from escalating to trial. “Unfortunately, what Jiménez is doing to the Tucuman justice system is a true depravity. He is someone who has weaponized the Tucuman justice system to Alperovic’s will and has always dedicated himself to protecting his interests.”Detained.
Organization Phobia It warned that the judicial action “clearly impinges on citizens’ right to information” and that its implementation “would jeopardize freedom of expression, press and constitutional rights, as well as constitute a clear act of prior censorship.”
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