“On Oct. 15, the Superior Court of the District of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, in a judgment of the second instance, ordered journalist Vicky Dávila and Radio Cadena Nacional SAS to compensate Jorge Hilario Estupiñán –excommander of the National Police– and his family, considering that the questioning of a possible act of corruption could have caused damage...
The Press Freedom Foundation [FLIP] rejects this decision and warns that it is a setback in terms of freedom of expression and a very dangerous precedent since it illegitimately restricts freedom of expression, attacking central elements that could affect not only journalism , but the deliberative exercise of a democratic system. This should alert society to a risk of censorship."
