Guatemala - Criminal proceedings against magazine for “ideological falsehood”

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the abusive complaint that six members of a political party called Libertad Democrática Renovada (LIDER) brought against the editor of the magazine Contrapoder, Juan Luis Font, accusing him of criminal libel and “ideological and material falsehood” in an article published on 21 March. After the complaint was filed, Font immediately issued a public apology for the article's mistakes and corrected the online version. The six plaintiffs nonetheless chose to (...)

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