Mexico’s president on Friday defended his decision to disclose a reporter’s telephone number, saying a law that prohibits officials from releasing personal information doesn’t apply to him.
Press freedom groups said the president’s decision to make public the phone number of a New York Times reporter Thursday was an attempt to punish critical reporting, and exposed the reporter to potential danger.
Mexico’s law on Protection of Personal Data states “the government will guarantee individuals’ privacy” and sets out punishments for officials and others for “improperly using, taking, publishing, hiding, altering or destroying, fully or partially, personal data.”
South of the Border Trump? Just another dollar store fascist.
He’s not a fascist, far from it. He’s just being stupid about this but he seems to be doing his job well otherwise.
He is definitely an authoritarian demagogue, so close to fascists, and about doing his job well… it depends of what you consider to be “his job”.
Hi, since you live there, would you please be willing to mention what you think this politician gets right, wrong and is mediocre about? I ask because of the user who claims you don’t know what an authoritarian demagogue is.
Thanking you in advance, regardless of your decision.
I could and have many points in mind, and yet none of that is relevant to what we’re discussing. If you think he’s authoritarian and whatnot, I invite you to prove that point first, because I cannot prove a negative, but I can tell you that this is not how he handles policy or runs his government.
Thank you in advance, regardless of your decision.
Well, he’s right. The only way to lead a country is to be immune from its laws during the term. Because literally any legislative action is pretty much illegal for mere mortals.
At least he’s honest about it. Haha.
These NYT pseudo-periodists really believe they are inmune and they can made up anything about anyone WO being touched.
The hypocrisy and irony here is dangerously concerning, imho. Yesterday (Feb. 24) the phone numbers of his son and some other of his allies (one of which is a candidate for this year’s elections) were leaked. (Maybe as an act of revenge, in which I’m totally in favor off) Now, this PoS and the others publicly denounced the act, and said that they are actively working on catch the actor, because him/she/they broke the law that protects the privacy of us, Mexicans. The (and i quote him) “Morality of (Mexican) president is above the law” thing is not just an stupid and authoritarian saying, it is a constant practice this abomination has been following since he was elected.
Sorry in advance if my comment wasn’t properly formulated and (if) for the bad English. This is literally my first time commenting on Lemmy.
ETA: Corrected some misspellings.
