[News] Peru Libre project on media control without support in Congress

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The bill presented by Congressman Abel Reyes, from Peru Libre, which proposes to declare of public necessity "the fair and equitable distribution of the electromagnetic and radioelectric spectrum" of radio, television and other media, does not have support among the opposition benches in Parliament.

Reyes' proposal - which bears the signatures of the official parliamentarians María Agüero, Álex Paredes, Silvana Robles, Guillermo Bermejo, Jhasmina Paredes and Waldemar Cerrón - also establishes in its article 4 that the government "with an exceptional and transitory nature" may assume the direct provision of determining services or exploitation of telecommunication networks.

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In this regard, the spokesman for Fuerza Po[CENSORED]r, Hernando Guerra García, said that the Peru Libre initiative seeks to "control everything" and a mechanism for this is to "intervene or blackmail" the media.

“At that level its ideology works, any extremist ideology, of the communist left, what it seeks is to control everything, that's where totalitarianism comes from, part [of it] is to look for mechanisms to control, intervene or blackmail the media, or buy, The initiative to redistribute advertising has been released, giving emphasis to the provincial media, ”he remarked on Canal N.

In a brief communication with El Comercio, the spokesman for the Alliance for Progress (APP), Eduardo Salhuana, announced that his bench "for a democratic principle" will not support any bill that seeks to "undermine" and "restrict" the work from the press. He added that the exercise of the media should be free.

“We are going to oppose [this initiative of Peru Libre]. It is worrying that these types of proposals are being made, although it is not strange to me. This government has serious communication problems, it limits access to the press, it does not allow it to enter the Government Palace and there are situations of aggression against journalists, ”he said.

Former APP candidate for the Presidency César Acuña said that his group will not support the official proposal.

“At APP we are firm in our democratic convictions and in the unrestricted respect of constitutional rights. Our bench will not support any bill that threatens or limits freedom of the press and expression in our country, ”the former regional governor of La Libertad tweeted.

The parliamentarian José Cueto (Po[CENSORED]r Renovation) rejected, through his Twitter account, the project presented by Reyes.

"In a democratic country, a critical press is required, not one bought or loyal to the government, that speaks or reports according to the Executive's criteria," wrote the also president of the Congress Intelligence Commission.

My opinion regarding the bills that seek to affect freedom of expression and of the press:

In a democratic country, a critical press is required, not one bought or loyal to the Government, which speaks or reports according to the criteria of the Executive. # RepresentaciónCeleste

- José Cueto (@JoseCuetoAservi) September 20, 2021
Avanza País spokesman José Williams Zapata said that, although his bench has not yet analyzed Reyes' project, it is very likely that they will not support him.

“There should be no restrictions on freedom of the press. I believe that President Castillo must prevent the free action of the media from being questioned in his government. The government should not enter [the media] in any way, that is not convenient and it would not do the Executive any good, "he added in dialogue with this newspaper.

Congressman Carlos Anderson (Podemos Peru) affirmed, in a personal capacity, that he is against any measure that limits freedom of expression.

“I am totally and absolutely against any measure that limits freedom of expression or that violates the media. On the contrary, I think that what this government should do is open the doors to the press, open up to dialogue with citizens through the media, ”he told El Comercio.

 

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