The Justice Minister Rafael Catala, proposed Wednesday “to provoke debate and reflection” whether to sanction the filtration of judicial information on cases under a gag and the media by publishing in order to safeguard the presumption of innocence.
he said he considered very difficult to guarantee the confidentiality of judicial investigations. “Even if a way could be to provide appropriate penalties for those who carry out such filtration or putting the focus in the media” added.
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In a conference at the Barcelona Equestrian Circle, to questions about the “parallel trials” public figures accused, he pleaded for open Catalá “debate”. Said must be “punished accordingly” members of institutions (Attorney, Finance, judges) to “leak” information on cases that are under investigation, according to the newspaper said El País.
The law, actually, and punishes such behavior by the crime of disclosure of secrets, which can be attributed to officials. The novelty of the approach of Catala is that proposed “transfer those sanctions” to the media.
“A good debate would move the sanction to the middle and impose an obligation on the non-publication of information ” said the minister. “It would be more than we could discuss this, if we really believe it is good not to violate the presumption of innocence,” he added
Later., To questions from reporters, Catalá added that the government has “no plan” to punish the media and in any case is an approach that, right now, be on the table.
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