They grant a second guardianship against Gustav Peter for calling journalists “Mafia dolls”
On the afternoon of Friday, September 27, it was confirmed that the Council of State had granted a second protective action against the President of the Republic, Gustav Petrov, for calling journalists “dolls of the mafia”.
“The journalists of power, the puppets of the mafia, built the thesis of terrorism on protest and the criminalization of the real right to protest and say enough”stated during his speech at the inauguration of Ombudsman Iris Marín on August 30, 2024.
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This would be the second protection they have granted against the president’s controversial statements. The first was filed by the lawyer Germán Calderón España, in which he asks the president to withdraw the reprehensible comparison and apologize to the union concerned.
Meanwhile, the announcement of the decision was announced by the Foundation for the Freedom of the Press (Flip), which, together with the association El Veinte and a group of female journalists, filed a lawsuit to protect their rights in the face of “repeated stigmatization”. President Gustavo Petro against him,” Flip hinted, via x.
According to the foundation, The statements of the head of state violated three fundamental rights: violation of freedom of expression and life without violence, as well as violation of the right to equality and non-discrimination.
As for the violation of freedom of expression, Flip emphasized that it is a right that is required of all public officials to act “carefully” towards those who practice journalism, in this case female journalists.
Regarding the right to a life free of violence, she said “the president’s stigmatization fosters a climate of verbal and digital violence and creates a hostile environment that makes it difficult for women to freely practice journalism.” Meanwhile, he argued that terms like “mafia dolls” reinforce gender stereotypes, objectify female journalists and attack their personal integrity.
The foundation emphasized that after the event on September 9, 2024, President Petro signed a directive that seeks to promote “good practices and ethical behavior that are consistent with social and democratic responsibility linked to the guarantee of freedom of speech and expression.” “press”; However, they emphasized that “Their constant attacks contradict this mandate and reinforce the discourse of general discrediting of journalism, even comparing it to Nazism.”
They added that since the beginning of his reign, Flip had registered various situations of stigmatization of the press, which led to repeated calls for him to tone down his speech; However, according to the foundation, “these demands have not been accepted and are creating an increasingly hostile environment”.
In this sense, they request by legal means that the president be ordered to “correct his behavior and guarantee the free and safe exercise of journalism.” Protection seeks to make the state assume its responsibility to protect journalists in digital spaces where violence translates into real threats.“, they said in a statement.
The statement of the State Council on September 25 indicates that there are two protections that condemn the violation of the rights of the President of the Republic in connection with his statement against journalists. as a result The State Council decided to bring the two guardianships together to resolve them in a single sentence.
The ruling gave President Peter two days, expiring on Friday, September 27, to exercise his right to defend himself.