Pedro Castillo: They reject attacks on the press during the President's speech

Online with you Attitudes and speech he handled in front of the media During his first year in office, President Pedro Castillo criticized the press Thursday’s presentation to Congress.

These accusations were rejected by representatives of journalists’ unions consulted by El Comercio, who warned that it was an attempt to position the press as their main enemy and to hold it accountable. For his inquiries into the public ministry.

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Pedro Castillo described the allegations related to the corruption allegations as “fake news”. He and his team are being investigated for that. This, despite accusations from people close to them in the press investigation. His former secretary was Bruno Pacheco Y His former minister was Mariano Gonzálezor merchants who visited the government palace, As Zamir Villaverde and Karelim Lopez; as well as thesis of tax investigations.

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Adriana Leon, director of the freedom of information section at the Institute of Press and Society (IPYS), linked the president’s attack to an attempt to curtail his investigations into the case. Besides, he pointed out that it is common for officials to ask for contributions from the press that are not relevant to him.

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“The role of the press is to monitor public administration. Citizens decide, say or vote as they wish. It is not the role of the press to highlight the achievements of a president or an official, that is why there are communications offices,” he opined.

The effect, he pointed out, is that if the authorities do not want a media outlet to publish news, it creates obstacles in its work. “The thing to worry about is that this formal discourse, because of its passion, the press is plotting lies. This is an attempt to violate freedom of expression […] A stigmatizing speech that hurts the reporter,” he warned.

In a statement, the National Association of Journalists (ANP) said that it is the job of the press to investigate and document complaints against officials, “In a message to the nation that ‘DMK media only tells lies.'” Similarly, the Association of Journalists of Lima expressed itself.

# thread 🧵 The @ANP_journalists Reminds the President @PedroCastilloTe It is not the role of the press to communicate the accomplishments of the President, its job is to monitor public affairs and report with rigor and truthfulness (1/4). pic.twitter.com/RYohRGO4aj

– ANP Peru (@ANP_periodistas) July 28, 2022

#Freedom | The Association of Journalists of Lima, President Pedro Castillo Terrones, strongly rejects the accusations against the media during his message to the Republican Congress for the national holiday. pic.twitter.com/02OjDdjTRr

— Lima College of Journalists (@CPLimaPe) July 28, 2022

Juliana Lainez, head of the ANP, questioned whether the president wanted to “set the tone for the press on what to report and what not to report and make it responsible for investigations.”

“Devote a good part of the address to energy [por 28 de julio] It hurts the press. Journalism should continue its work by sticking to the truth,” he declared.

Lainez also pointed out that Castillo – as his government’s main spokesperson – should give interviews to the media if he wants to talk about his achievements.