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Ourense Mayor Limits Cameras to First Five Minutes of Plenary After Clash With Photojournalist

Opponents call the restriction an affront to transparency.

Overview

  • The Asociación Profesional de Fotoxornalistas de Galicia denounced the mayor’s remarks and demanded a public apology, calling the 'paparazzi' label contemptuous.
  • Mayor Gonzalo Pérez Jácome confirmed a new rule allowing only the first five minutes for external image capture in council sessions, while maintaining the town hall’s official audio and video feed.
  • Jácome defended the time cap by arguing that prolonged camera focus constitutes harassment that inhibits politicians’ normal behavior and causes stress.
  • Faro de Vigo published video of the plenary exchange in which the mayor interrupted proceedings and referred to the La Región photojournalist as a 'paparazzi'.
  • BNG, PSOE, and the PP voiced support for media workers and urged apologies, while the photojournalists’ association said it is consulting legal advisers on possible next steps.