The court also ordered private and public media to suspend the transmission of spots or images related to the inauguration of the detour to La Libertad Port.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reported on Monday evening that it had ordered the suspension of government advertising at the recently inaugurated bypass of the port of La Libertad a few days before the municipal and legislative elections.
The electoral body indicated through its Twitter account that “an ex officio electoral sanctioning procedure was initiated, for the alleged violation of art. 178 of the Electoral Code ”, which establishes the mentioned interdiction 30 days before the elections and issued some preventive measures in this regard.
The aforementioned article of the electoral regulations stipulates: “During the thirty days prior to the date set for the elections, neither the Government of the Republic, nor the Municipal Councils and other autonomous entities may publish contracts in any private or state media, inaugurations of national infrastructure works or of any other nature which they have performed, are performing or intend to perform in accordance with the provision or services of assistance to which the State is obliged. ‘
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According to the TSE resolution, “the basis for the beginning of the procedure is the fact of public notoriety consisting in the inauguration by the President of the Republic of the La Libertad bypass”
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Among the precautionary measures dictated by the institution are: “To order the Presidency of the Republic to refrain from publishing in private or state media contracts, inaugurations of national infrastructure works or any other nature that have been performed, performed or which intends to perform in accordance with the presentation or assistance services to which the State is obliged ‘.
He also ordered the private and public media (radio, television, print and digital press) to suspend the transmission of commercials or videos related to the work inaugurated last Friday. It also gives them a period of three days after they have been notified to report the person responsible for contracting or scheduling the advertised survey and for how long it has been agreed.
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The sanctioning process will also be sent to the Electoral Prosecutor’s Office “to guarantee compliance with the precautionary measure,” he said.
During the morning interview of Hechos de canal 12, the EST magistrate, Julio Olivo, advanced that he is evaluating possible sanctions for the inauguration of the works a few days after the elections took place.
Prior to the TSE resolution, Javier Castro, director of legal studies at Fusades, reacted on Twitter on Monday and considered the precautionary measure appropriate. He indicated that it will be the task of the electoral body to ensure that this is done. “Now, EST has to check if it is not violated and that the same crime is not repeated. It is urgent to review the sanctioning regime so that this is really discouraged “, he commented.
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