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Tucumán Court Imposes Six-Month Gag on Media Criticism of Judges and Prosecutors

Press groups call the six-month order unconstitutional prior censorship issued without a hearing.

Overview

  • On Nov. 4, substitute judge Lucas Alfredo Taboada ordered CCC and its journalistic staff to stop publishing content that allegedly injures or discredits judicial officials for six months.
  • Provincial chief prosecutor Edmundo “Pirincho” Jiménez requested the injunction, and fiscal Daniel Sosa Piñero processed the complaint and opened a related case.
  • The ban applies to television, radio, digital platforms and social networks, with ENACOM instructed to supervise compliance under threat of judicial-disobedience penalties.
  • CCC owner Gustavo Olarte was named in a parallel criminal investigation on allegations including institutional coercion and incitement to discredit.
  • FOPEA and ADEPA issued formal repudiations calling the ruling prior censorship contrary to constitutional and Inter-American standards, as the outlet prepares appeals that could reach higher courts.