"On Wednesday [June 3], the Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal investigation into alleged financial loss to the State linked to the purported use of public funds to finance a social media smear campaign against the country's journalists and politicians—an allegation the government has denied.
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The opening of this criminal case came after the complaint filed by opposition deputies Raúl Benítez, Adrian Vaesken, Mauricio Espinola and Rocío Vallejo.
The Public Prosecutor's Office reported that it also took into account another complaint filed by citizen Hugo Javier Portillo, who alleged 'that public funds earmarked for social assistance programs had been diverted to finance systematic digital harassment campaigns against journalists and public figures.'"
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
