Last Wednesday, 15 December, the debate and vote took place in Congress for the controversial Bill 369 of 2021 Chamber – 341 of 2020 Senate. This took place during an ordinary session, which is to say “By means of which measures are adopted in the matter of transparency, prevention and the fight against corruption and other provisions are dictated ”.
In light of the way in which this specific Article potentially threatened the right to freedom of the press, the Anti-Corruption Institute issued a statement on the subject, requesting to both Senators and Representatives to the Chamber that the Articles approved on 6 December be removed. Read the full statement here:
2021_1214_pronunciamiento-PL-anticorrupcion.docx