Spanish Spycops Target Catalan Newspaper La Directa
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Spanish spycops target Catalan newspaper la Directa
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has opened sanctioning proceedings against la Directa. This follows it publishing investigations into undercover police officers within social and pro-independence movements. This was announced on Wednesday at a press conference at the Barcelona Press Association by the outlet, together with Irídia – Centre for the Defence of Human Rights […] By The Canary
A proposal for a sanction of 7,000 for the media 'La Directa', after the denunciation of four officials
Irídia, Òmnium Cultural, Alerta Solidària and other entities denounce this 'censorship' and against the right to information
The agency acts at the request of the agents and considers that the reports revealed personal information of the infiltrators, so it requires deleting much of the articlesInfiltrated police: an activity without judicial control in the post-ETA scenario The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has initiated a sanction of 7,000 euros to the weekly La Directa following the investigative reports in which it was revealed that up to six different…
The Directa reported yesterday that the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) had reported it of a seven-thousand-euro fine and, above all, was demanded that it remove from the internet the report that exposed the infiltration of Spanish police officers into social and pro-independence movements. I am writing this editorial opinion for a reason I want to make clear at eleven: VilaWeb has received the same demand, and we are under the same threat…
Directa's investigations constitute a legitimate exercise of the right to communicate and receive truthful information, recognized in article 20 of the Spanish Constitution. In addition, they fulfil the essential democratic role of the media as monitors of public authorities, especially when investigating secret police actions that affect fundamental rights.tags: infiltration, police» original news (directa.cat)
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