After the armed attack once morest the journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva180 journalists, including reporters, editors, moneros and columnists, signed a open letter in which they demanded the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to stop the “harassment” once morest critical communicators, but the president of Mexico described them as “of the regime.”
In its Wednesday morning conference In the National Palace, López Obrador launched himself once morest former President Ernesto Zedillo and assured that his adversaries are bothered in the morning.
“So since they can’t, they insult them and they feel attacked. And there are the undersigned, pure journalist of the regime saying that I polarize. No, I politicize and I am going to continue doing it for the good of the people because it is something very important to leave this matter of information in the hands of the underworld of journalism!” López Obrador said.
“It is the information to the people, the right to information is a constitutional right, how are we going to leave it to them. So I am very sorry that they are angry, that is why the unfortunate attack on Ciro Gómez Leyva must be well investigated, ”he added.
AMLO accuses fierce campaign
He assured that before the regime’s “agreement” with the media “gave very good results”, accused a “fierce” campaign once morest his government with a “day and night bombardment”, and affirmed that freedoms are now respected.
“Have you seen that in recent times new writers have entered the newspapers? Nothing, they are the same! Forks Riva PalaceAnd it is López-DórigaAnd it is Loreto de MolaAnd it is Dresser. Now I am not going to mention Ciro. But it is the same, they are the same, ”he said, also mentioning jorge ramos.
In the Treasury Room, President López Obrador once more attacked the journalists who expressed their solidarity with the journalist who suffered the armed attack: “Now they are putting out a manifesto, I begin to read those who sign, the same ones, how long they have been questioning us. Look at the manifesto and see the names, and see if one of them, one of them, in the four years that we’ve been here has written something, not in favor of it, but balanced in relation to us. None, none, pure once morest, is even a timbre of pride!
When asked if he considers that the statements he has made once morest communicators “increases the risk that they might be targets” of attacks, López Obrador replied: “We all have the obligation to try to live in peace, all of us. We are going to continue acting as we have been doing, responsibly, yes we are going to investigate the case.”
He mentioned that it would not be necessary for the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), in charge of Alexander Gertz Mannerattracted the investigation of the attack on Gómez Leyva because he trusts the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX), in charge of Ernestina Godoy.
He indicated that he would not be able or dare to have anyone killed, and that the State he represents is not oppressive.
“This is not a state crime,” Gómez Leyva said of the attack.
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