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Argentine inflation controversy reaches the courts: Judge subpoenaed reporters
An Argentine Judge has subpoenaed six newspapers for the names and phone numbers of all reporters and editors who have covered Argentina's economy the past five years, so they can be called as witnesses against their sources. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesArgentina will never be seen as a “serious country” ( in quotes to make fun of the stupid advertising the Ks ran in every newspaper/tv for a couple years) until they have 3 distinct and separate/equal parts of government.
Sep 26th, 2011 - 01:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The courts do the bidding of the President and his or her cronies. They prosecute their enemies and let their friends go free. They keep the population uneducated and dependent on Govt hand outs so they don't complain so they have the perfect recipe for a dictatorship under the guise of democracy ( like Venezuela, Russia wait a minute...aren't these their strongest allies too? Gosh that is surprising!)
so ....what else is new?
Sep 26th, 2011 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It really is unforgivable Government intimidation, given the Right to Freedom of Speech that is enshrined in the Constitution.
Sep 26th, 2011 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0[A legal case can be brought against the representative(s) of the Government for acting in flagrant disregard of the national constitution.]
The REALLY SCAREY THING is that the Argentinean Government may ACTUALLY BELIEVE its own rhetoric.
Wow! Three comments in a row which make sense! Geoff, I like your second statement about a legal case, but unfortunately #2 points out that “The courts do the bidding of the President and his or her cronies.” This looks like a Catch 22 situation.
Sep 26th, 2011 - 10:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Death End in other words ....
Sep 27th, 2011 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No, not a dead end:
Sep 27th, 2011 - 07:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Individual citizens of the OAS member states are not allowed to take cases directly to the Court.
The following conditions must be met:
Individuals who believe that their rights have been violated must first lodge a complaint with the InterAmerican Commission for Human Rights, and have that body rule on the admissibility of the claim. Thus, journalists can - potentially - bring the state to book.
If the case is ruled admissible and the state deemed at fault, the Commission will generally serve the state with a list of recommendations to make amends for the violation.
Only if the state fails to abide by these recommendations, or if the Commission decides that the case is of particular importance or legal interest, will the case be referred to the Court.
The presentation of a case before the Court can therefore be considered a measure of last resort, taken only after the Commission has failed to resolve the matter in a noncontentious fashion.
But if jounalists start disappearing, the Court may be just one vehicle for the dismantling of the state.
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Sep 28th, 2011 - 01:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If freedom of speech and liberty of press are not allowed and the Judicial system doesn't work , it looks like a dead end to me ..... and becoming a State Dictatorship no doubt.
and “La Nacion” (newspaper) says today :
Sep 28th, 2011 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The absurd punishment imposed by the Government to the consultant, without having proven that there is knowledge of these alleged misrepresentations, it would seem only a first step towards other measures intended to generate a unique story based on the official lie”
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