CIRT: Radio and television as guarantees of freedom of expression – Televisa News

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, in November. 23, 2015.- First day of the 57th National Week of Radio and Television.

The Chairman of the Board of the National Chamber of the Industry of the Radio and Television, Edgar Pereda Gomez, guaranteed this sector will be a defender of freedom of expression.

“Our country is changing and our commitment is to realize that in our Mexico critical expression of ideas is a powerful force for progress and exercisable in full, by all the means that are part of our chamber have realized all the facts and give voice to all stakeholders, the electronic media have acted responsibly and will continue to do, “said Edgar Pereda Gomez, president of the Board of the National Chamber of the Industry of the Radio and Television.

The president of the Business Coordinating Council, Gerardo Gutierrez Candiani urged to ensure full freedom of expression in political processes.

“It is essential that we recover this freedom of expression because ultimately the citizen has to manifest itself quite openly in the political process that is or disagree and to denounce those candidates or those people who are interested to represent the people’s interests, “said Gerardo Gutierrez Candiani, president of the Business Coordinating Council.

Luis Raúl González Pérez, President of the CNDH, said who threaten freedom of expression, hurt Mexican society and institutions. . Called on the authorities to any aggression or crime against journalists or communicators to be investigated, clarified and punish those responsible

During this forum also participated Augustine Basave, national president of the PRD; Senator Charles Bridge, coordinator of the Parliamentary Group of the Green Party; Laura Chinchilla, rapporteur of the OAS Electoral Mission and Marco Bathrooms, Electoral Advisor to the INE.

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