Temporary relief for Clarin Group; case delayed for another two months
Argentine media group Clarin SA was granted temporary relief on Tuesday from the government's effort to implement a media law that would force the conglomerate to sell some of its most profitable assets.
Earlier Tuesday, it was announced that Federal Judge Horacio Alfonso accepted Clarin's request to appeal a ruling he made Friday that required the company to immediately comply with the law.
In his ruling, Judge Alfonso had also ordered an immediate end to an injunction protecting Clarin from the law's enforcement until courts have decided whether the law is constitutional. But by granting Clarin's appeal and sending the case to an appeals court, Judge Alfonso effectively suspended his own ruling, once again shielding Clarin from the law.
The development comes a day after Martin Sabbatella, head of a government media regulatory agency, notified Clarin that the government had begun the process of auctioning off some of Clarin's assets such as its cable-TV unit. Mr. Sabbatella said the process would last around 100 business days.
Legal experts say the appellate ruling may not come until February or March. Even then, the case will likely be appealed again by the losing side to the Supreme Court.
Only after the Supreme Court has ruled on the law's constitutionality will it be clear if and when Clarin has to comply with the law.
The dispute is part of an escalating battle between Clarin and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez who is trying to enforce a controversial three-year-old media law.
Cristina Fernandez says the law aims to create more competition in the media marketplace. In contrast, Clarin and many analysts say the government wants to muzzle the outspoken broadcaster and diminish the influence of critical press, which it claims wants to see her removed from office.
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On the political side it is clearly a law brought in by the president to shut them up.
in our nazi times around 1933 to 1945 we never had such a pistol girl in the government.
but judge Alfonso must be questioned if he is quite clear in his brain. why didn´t he give his first sentence free for appeal immediately? possibly ck had cut off the microphone...
What right does the Government have to auction off the assets of a private company?
Even with this 'law', the company has the right to dispose of its own assets.
And why should the law specify that *only the most profitable* must be sold off?
This is terrible law and terrible application of political power. The judiciary should - rightly - distance itself from such blatant political manipulation.
In return, the frump will probably get extra dollars to offshore and her vendetta will be complete.
Does make you wonder where her millions came from though doesn't it? Could it be Nestor and the 30 mortgages he was allowed to take out during military rule, or could it be the *odd* penny has gone astray from public finances. Perish the thought Think, perish the thought !
You say:
“..... this is purely a move to disband an organisation which is capable of being a focal point for any organisation which may arise in the future...”
I say:
Paraphrasing your words..........:
This is a partly a move to disband an organization that has been the focal point for every Military Coup endured by my Country during the past sixty (60) years .....
High time to disband such an organization......
am i close?.
And Fat Max was only a very minor player until Nestor died and he and his merry band of thugs were unleashed. Then CFKC sacked just about everyone Nestor trusted.
That family was very divided. There is something slightly looney but very personal about CFKC's obsession over bringing Clarin down.
Intriguing. Its possible.
@11
---This is a partly a move to disband an organization that has been the focal point for every Military Coup endured by my Country during the past sixty (60) years .....----
But there hasnt been a military coup in the last 30 yrs ... Seems a bit over dramatic. In a country as unstable as Argentina 30 years is a long time. Let it go. Things have moved on.
Shouldn’t there be another “per saltum” application sometime soon. The law that was supposed to end the endless delays!
Or can we expect more legislation soon, possibly involving oaths of loyalty!
or
You are all making disinformation/distraction.
Can any CFK supporter deny that? Thats the acid test to the legitimacy of this anti media law. The answer is quite simply that the gov. would NOT be pursuing this if it Clarin was supportive of them.
don't shriek vainly..no none hear !
only 11 persons visited this web site today by now,
en.mercopress.com/2012/12/19/schmallenberg-disease-hitting-lambs-and-calves-spreads-to-all-england-and-wales
Sure explains the brains of the European posters here... I wonder if they were born with one hemisphere, or just the brain stem.
Between the disease and inbreeding, then you wonder why all these mass shootings happen in Norway, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, USA, etc...
scrote throat.
Try aligning your comments to the current topic and people might talk to you more.
Now that everyone understands the causes (European/North American mutants at large), then clemency and forbearance by us Argentines becomes a jot easier.
Firstly, they lack any kind of morality, diplomacy and are utterly without virtues. Talking about cattle on a thread showing authoritarianism at work isn't going to change anyone's mind on that front.
Hi number 1 Argentinian plonker
But all our kids come home alive from school, uni, or a fieldtrip to an island, and our farm animals have two eyes, four legs and a tail... and not two heads, four tails, and an eye.
I know you're told sunny stories in school, about Maximo delivering you to a socialist utopia, but the reality is simply that he's self obsessed and surrounded by a cult of personality.
Get over it, we all did.
See here in Argentina we have really boring poultry, just two legs and two wings per bird.
Does Nestoranity have a festival of lights like Christmas? What do you call it?
Well diversified economy, and we haven't even touched our hard-mineral resources.
Nice.
I don't think he knows how tiresome it gets either.
Point taken and I understand Clarin's role but why them was Nestor so willing to grant these extra licences, it is not as if they are from different political ideologies. Further more, since Nestor granted these licences the Kirchnerists have grown in power and popularity. The only thing I can point to is the farmers’ dispute. Is CFK going to prosecute Clarin for its role in helping the dictatorship? If not, why not?
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