The Congress Council accepted this Tuesday open file to a second journalist accredited to the Chamber. It is about Vito Quilesof ‘State of Alarm’, reports Europa Press, denounced by the Association of Parliamentary Journalists (APP) to have … recorded with his cell phone and without authorization in parliamentary facilities. The decision was adopted with the votes of the PSOE and Sumar and the rejection of the PP, according to parliamentary sources consulted by the aforementioned agency.
November 20, Vito Quiles took the opportunity to record the President of the GovernmentPedro Sánchez, upon leaving the Constitutional Chamber of Congress. The fiction series “Anatomy of a Moment” was presented there, which adapts the book of the same name by Javier Cercas on the Spanish transition and the failed coup d’état of the 23F.
Another case could be opened for Quiles later after Last week he took photos with his cell phone “, asked the former socialist president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who attended the presentation in Congress of the speeches of his former vice-president and minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba.
The Rules of Congress establish that only media representatives accredited as photojournalists or television operators can make recordings inside the Chamber. However, the editorial staff will not be able to take images “under any circumstances”.. Thus, he emphasizes, any recording must be previously authorized by the Communications Department.
Last week, the Council andopened a case against journalist Bertrand Ndongoof “Digital Journalist”. In this case, it was Sumar who denounced him for speaking without authorization to ask questions to the parliamentary spokesperson, Verónica Martínez Barbero, repeatedly interrupting the conference and who, at that moment, had her turn to ask questions.
Ndongo’s complaint was the first complaint recorded after the new rules approved by Congress for media professionals accredited with the House took effect. This Tuesday, the Commission named the person who will be responsible for investigating the matter.
Specifically, Sumar denounced him for what the Rules of Congress establish as a serious offense – “obstructing or interrupting the order of press conferences or other meetings of members of the House with representatives of the media” – which can be punished by a suspension of powers for a period of between eleven days and three months.
According to parliamentary rules, once the sanction procedure has been initiated, the investigating officer will evaluate the evidence and send its corresponding report to the Parliamentary Consultative Communication Council (CCCP). This was created a week ago and all the parliamentary groups are part of it, with the exception of the PP and Vox, which themselves excluded themselves. Representatives of professional associations also attend with voice, but without the right to vote.
This advice has a period of fifteen days prepare a report on the facts or behaviors reported and, once the report is prepared or after two weeks, the matter will return to the Council, which will have the final say and will have a maximum of six months to make a decision.
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