MercoPress News

December 7, 2012

Earlier in the day the Judiciary branch made public an exceptio1nally harsh release asking the Argentine government “to exercise its faculties within the boundaries of the procedural rules and avoid using direct or indirect mechanisms to pressure judges thus affecting their independence”.

The communiqué was released in support of the judges designated to rule the Media Law after they reported that their independence was being attacked by the Executive branch.

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