Doctor Mario Amorettia former dean of the Lima Bar, has joined in the rejection of a government bill that punishes tax leaks as a threat to freedom of the press and expression.
“I call this law a law in favor of corruption,” he said in News extensionpointing out that this bill could be considered a “law with its own name” since one of the main beneficiaries would be President Pedro Castillo himself.
“Undoubtedly, he will be one of the most profitable, because he has several complaints, and they are confirmed based on the information that we have from the statements that were presented in the tax dossier,” he said.
According to Amoretti, Code of Criminal Procedure It already imposes sanctions on lawyers who divulge the contents of a reserved tax file.
“The first measure taken is the wake-up call. If I express another piece of news that I have about this investigation or about the prosecutor’s case, then they will take me away from the process. This is a disciplinary sanction that is applied to me by the Code of Criminal Procedure,” he said.
For this reason, according to the doctor, the government bill is addressed “only and exclusively to journalists.” “It affects freedom of expression, freedom of information, which is a constitutional right,” he said.
Attack on press freedom
Last week, Council of Ministers President Anibal Torres announced the presentation before Congress draft law making disclosure of tax information in criminal cases a crime.
“A bill has been passed that makes it a crime to disclose confidential information in a criminal investigation. A criminal investigation is confidential at its preliminary stage. It ceases to be confidential when it proceeds to an oral trial. There it is public and exists without reservations,” he said. at a press conference.
Hannibal Torres argued that such disclosure should be avoided reserved information and specified that the sanction would be four years in prison.
“Currently, it happens that in the course of investigations, classified information is quickly brought to the attention of the public. Sometimes information is selected for the purpose of incriminating the commission of crimes. Congress bill to stop this form of practical commercialization of classified criminal information,” he said.
This bill was announced in advance by Justice Minister Felix Chereau on 13 June. owner Minhus He assured that the measure was aimed at “protecting” the presumption of innocence of those under investigation. In this sense, he stressed that “in no case” will journalists be forced to disclose their sources.
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