Ruling of the Court in favor of the journalists Jorge Lanata and Nicolás Wiñazki

The Supreme Court of Justice confirmed this Thursday the rejection of the

by a former Kirchnerist minister against journalists

In the first instance, the justice had ordered the payment of

to the former head of Agriculture

, but later the Civil Chamber annulled that sentence.

Now the Court ratified that position and closed the case.

With the signature of the ministers

, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation dismissed the lawsuit initiated by Yauhar, as a result of

In 2013, the radio programs Lanata sin filtro and Cada mañana, on radio Miter, advanced the investigation that would be broadcast on the television program Periodismo para Todos, regarding the discovery of 110 kilos of cocaine concealed in boxes of shrimp

a fishing vessel owned by the firm Poseidón, in Puerto Madryn.

Poseidon was made up of a single person who could not justify its acquisition from a financial point of view.

That person was sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug storage.

The journalistic report gave an account of the interest of the then minister Yauhar in the criminal case for drug trafficking that was opened as a result of the discovery.

Also of

and with the accountant Eduardo Williams, head of the electoral campaign of the local political space of Yauhar and financial advisor of the fishing company, with whom he had previously worked in the Revenue agency of the province.

of the boat was considered

.

That suggestion prompted Yauhar's lawsuit for damages.

In the first instance, he was partially admitted and ordered to compensate him with 600,000 pesos, only for the demonstrations in which it was said that "he is in the drug business", "he has contact with the drug traffickers" and "at some point he is going to go prisoner, for drug trafficking”, since it was understood that they were

, and there were no elements to link him to those activities.

The decision was appealed, and 

, but also rejected the claim in all its parts.

He understood that the journalistic report contained

that the search for the truth and the indisputable public interest of the issue required that it be submitted to public opinion, and that

nor was there any lack of interest in finding the truth.

The Chamber also pointed out that even though

to the plaintiff, it was a public official involved in a matter of public interest that requires greater tolerance.

The Court ratified that position this Thursday.

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