Channel 9 issued a statement about Viviana Canosa's statements and denies pressure

07/23/2020 - 16:46

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The journalist Viviana Canosa came out to denounce alleged pressures received on her cell phone by the President of the Nation, Alberto Fernández. According to Canosa, who leads the Nada personal series , every night on Elnueve, the messages had an intimidating tone .

Faced with these sayings, the channel's management came out to clarify that it did not receive any type of pressure from the National Government , taking distance from the statements of the driver.

"Given the journalistic inquiries received, Channel 9 reports that it has not received any type of government pressure. It also confirms its commitment to democratic values ​​and respect for the diversity of opinions, " the statement said through its official Twitter account. . 

#ElNueve | In response to the journalistic inquiries received, Channel 9 reports that it has not received any type of government pressure. It also confirms its commitment to democratic values ​​and respect for the diversity of opinions.

This week, in a radio interview, Canosa had said, referring to the President: "I found it intimidating, he wrote to my phone, not to production. He said to me: ' I love you very much, look what you say is going to back against it . 'I wrote him several messages that I deleted and finally I sent him:' Whenever you want, we can have a coffee, '"he said. And this Wednesday he did a monologue on camera, on his own TV program.

Then he said that after those messages (which he never showed on the air) he felt "like a panic attack" and thought about leaving his program.

On Wednesday she said on the air, referring to the President: " I am absolutely disappointed with you, Mr. President . This program is also for when you want to tell me things. But live, tell them to my face. Don't tell me by messages. No I am scared. I feel free, I am free, I want to live in a free country . "

And he added: "I want to tell the President that I hope he never calls me again. That he doesn't bother me any more . That he lets me work freely. I am very sorry, Alberto Fernández, very much. I appreciated him, he had a special affection for you. But don't mess with my freedom or anyone else's. "

After those sayings, the channel took a position and now it will be necessary to see what attitude the driver takes towards the denial .