The Court also orders the private and public media to suspend the transmission of spots or images related to the inauguration of the bypass of the Port of Freedom.
The Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) reported Monday night that it ordered the suspension of government advertising over the newly inaugurated Port of Liberty bypass just days before the municipal and legislative elections.
The electoral body indicated through its Twitter account that “an ex officio electoral sanctioning procedure has been initiated, for the alleged violation of Article 178 of the Electoral Code”, which establishes the 30-day ban. before the elections, and issued some precautionary measures in this regard.
This 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 in any private or state media the contracts , inaugurations of works of national infrastructure or of any other nature that have realized, that realize or that project realize in fulfillment of the provision or of the services of assistance to which is obliged the State “.
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As read in the resolution of TSE, “the basis for the initiation of the proceedings is the fact of public notoriety consisting of the inauguration by President of the Republic of the bypass of Freedom”
Photo capture from Twitter / @TSEElSalvador
Among the precautionary measures dictated by the institution are: “Order the Presidency of the Republic to refrain from publishing in private or state media the contracts, inaugurations of works of national infrastructure or of any other nature that have made , carry out or plan to carry out in compliance with the presentation or assistance services to which the State is obliged “.
He also ordered the media (radio, television, print and digital press) private and public 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 being notified to report on the person responsible for having contracted or scheduled the advertising in question and for how long he agreed to it.
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The sanctioning process, too, will be sent to the Electoral Prosecutor’s Office “to ensure compliance with the precautionary measure,” he pointed out.
During the morning interview of Fetes de canal 12, the TSE magistrate, Julio Olivera, had advanced that they were evaluating possible sanctions for inaugurating works a few days before the elections take place.
Faced with the TSE resolution, Javier Castro, director of Legal Studies at FUSADES, reacted on Twitter on Monday night and considered the precautionary measure appropriate. He indicated that it will be the task of the electoral body to ensure that this is met. “Now, TSE will have to verify that it is not breached, and that the same offense is not reproduced. It is urgent to review sanctioning regime so that it really deters,” he commented.
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