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New Defeat for the Petro Government: They Leave in Firm Decision that Limited Presidential Speeches
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The Council of State rejected the challenge by the Presidency, RTVC and CRC against the initial ruling.
In its decision, it ordered the government to limit these interventions on television and specify when it is really urgent to interrupt the signal of public and private channels. Context. In October last year, the court resolved several tutelaries—including one by Miguel Uribe Turbay (qepd)—and concluded that the president’s addresses do not meet the emergency criterion, one of its basic requirements. This, according to the ruling, implies a “co…
With this decision in second instance, the Presidency will have to comply with the limitations of duration and content of each issue
The Council of State confirmed in the second instance a decision imposing restrictions on the use of presidential addresses by President Gustavo Petro, considering that their repeated use affected the fundamental right to information. The decision confirmed a tutelage filed by several citizens, including Nelson Augusto Martínez Bolaño, in which it was argued that the frequent use of this mechanism violated informative pluralism. The high court c…
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