Censorship in Tucumán: a Judge Banned Media Outlets From Publishing Criticisms of the Judiciary
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Carolina Servetto and José Názaro are in charge of local and national news. From 11 to 14, by Channel 11 of CCC, by Channel 7 of Flow, “Somos Tucumán” and the different platforms of our newspaper.
A ruling by subrogating judge Lucas Alfredo Taboada ordered that the Company of Closed Circuits S.A. (a media company that operates a cable TV channel and a digital signal in Tucumán) and all its journalistic team be silenced for six months. The measure prohibits broadcasting, on television, radio, social networks or any other medium, any content that “injures, discredits, tergiverse or distorts” the actions of prosecutors and judges of the prov…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Tucumán made a decision that generated strong rejection in the journalistic arena: it ordered the immediate cessation of all television, radio, digital or social media broadcasts that refer to prosecutors or magistrates of the province. The measure was promoted and presented by the prosecutor Edmundo Jiménez, who argued that there was an alleged “offensive to the exercise of public functions.” The ruling reached…
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