The presidential candidate of the Independent Party understands that article 72 is an “attack” on freedom of expression.
The leader and presidential candidate of the Independent Party (PI), Pablo Mieresharshly criticized the additive of Open Town Hall (CA) to the Media law that was urgently approved by the Senateand sparked controversy inside and outside the ruling party.
This Monday, through his X account (formerly Twitter), the former Minister of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) referred to article 72 of the bill, which he considers “a serious and gratuitous attack on freedom of expression.”
For Mieres, the CA additive is “contrary to all international regulations on the matter” and “would expose our country to observations and criticism on the international stage.”
Following the words of Mieres, the senator and former Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning (MVOT), Irene Moreira, came out to respond to the PI leader. “Requiring that the news be truthful, complete, impartial (or) rigorous is a basic principle that all those who inform citizens should follow,” he said.
“Where is the violation? Here only a guarantee is given to the citizen,” Moreira said through the same social network, and assured that he “does not understand” Mieres’ question.
The National Party is elusive when it comes to talking about the additive to the media law
Last Saturday, the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pouavoided commenting on a potential veto of the norm, because it has not yet been approved in the House of Representatives.
For his part, the presidential candidate for the National Party (PN), Álvaro Delgado, pointed out at a press conference over the weekend that “I may not agree with that article,” but that ultimately “it does not establish who controls” the information. Asked if he would veto it if he were president, he replied: “I am not president, that is counterfactual.”
Source: Ambito
