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El presidente Abelardo De La Espriella durante su pronunciamiento sobre las amenazas contra medios de comunicación en Bogotá
El presidente Abelardo De La Espriella anunció la protección estatal para RCN, Caracol Televisión y la revista Semana ante las alertas de atentado atribuidas al ELN. · Minuto60

Abelardo Orders Protection for Caracol, RCN and Semana After Threats

President Abelardo De La Espriella attributed the attack alerts against RCN and Caracol Television to the ELN, ordered the full capacity of the State to…

--- The context --- President Abelardo De La Espriella spoke this Sunday about threats of possible attacks against media outlets in Bogota, following the intelligence alerts that became known over the weekend. According to his statement, published on his X account, the president rejected the intimidation and expressed his solidarity with the journalists and workers of the outlets named in the alerts. --- The facts --- The president attributed the intelligence alerts to the National Liberation Army (ELN) and said he had issued precise instructions for the full capacity of the State to protect RCN and Caracol Television, their journalists, workers and families. The president also ordered reinforced protection for Semana magazine, so the security measures are not limited to the two channels initially mentioned in the intelligence alerts. According to his statement, no narcoterrorist group will silence the media through threats, intimidation or acts of violence, because freedom of the press is sacred and must be respected. --- The positions --- Defense Minister Jorge Mora, a retired general, said his ministry will deploy the necessary capabilities to prevent any attack, clarify these events, and identify and capture those responsible for the intimidation. Ombudswoman Iris Marin Ortiz described the information about the alleged threats as serious and deeply worrying, expressed her solidarity with the channel's workers and called for the facts to be clarified quickly. Attorney General Gregorio Eljach rejected the possible violent actions and said that no intimidation can bend freedom of the press or prevent the free exercise of journalism in Colombia. --- What remains unknown --- The source does not confirm exactly who would be behind the intimidation, nor whether the intelligence verifications have already established the full truth of the threats against the facilities mentioned. It also does not specify what concrete protection measures each outlet received, how long the reinforcements will remain in place, or what results the investigations announced by the authorities have produced so far. --- Unanswered questions --- What exactly did the intelligence agencies verify about the alerts attributed to the ELN? What effective protection did each outlet and each threatened journalist receive? When will the first results of the investigation into this intimidation be known? --- EPM analysis --- The presidential response places the protection of the press at the highest level of the State and sends a clear institutional signal: the threatened outlets are not left alone while intelligence verifications move forward. The next challenge is to turn that order into verifiable and sustained protection, with transparent information about the progress of the investigations and without fear changing the news agenda of the protected outlets. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, protecting threatened media with the full capacity of the State is the right response, and its real value will be measured by whether no journalist has to work in fear or soften their coverage: freedom of the press is defended with permanent institutional presence, investigations that reach those responsible and equal guarantees for every outlet, large or small, because a democracy where the press feels alone in the face of armed threats begins to lose its ability to watch over power and to tell the country what happens every day.
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