Fine for photojournalists - published violent police arrests
The Spanish photojournalist values Lopez was fined EUR 601, as posted in Twitter, no "take leave" photographs depicting the violent police arrests of demonstrators in a march activists Basque, said yesterday the Basque Argia magazine, where photojournalists working.
The Lopez covered journalistically the magazine demonstrations in Eimpar city in early March, when it has hung in the account maintained on Twitter a photo of the violent police arrest a political activist.
The photo spread "not licensed" in advance, according to the Spanish authorities and reprinted on the Internet and in the media.
He has been involved and photo shot by Lopez depicting the arrest of political activist for the independence of the Basque Naro Arithnampareta.
"The police officers involved in this operation can be identified through these photos, which poses a threat to their security," the interior ministry statement.
The Lopez said that he and the magazine agreed not to pay the fine.
The Spanish Federation of Journalists condemned the decision, saying that this is the second case, which has become known, in which a journalist was sentenced to a fine, although in the first case the fine was canceled.
The law on "public safety", tabled by the Conservative ruling party and entered into force on July 1, 2015, the "Law - muzzled" as the characteristic of his critics, has been targeted by opposition parties, experts the United Nations and human rights organizations, who argue that it limits the freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. Opposition parties have said that would eliminate, if take power.
The law, among other things, allows the expulsion of immigrants illegally entering the Spanish enclaves in North Africa, provides high fines (up to EUR 600,000) for demonstrations carried out by Parliament and have not been authorized by the authorities and allows fines reporters and news organizations that publish without permission, photographs in which police are shown.
The measure was adopted after a wave of demonstrations organized against the government in 2012.
The Spanish photojournalist values Lopez was fined EUR 601, as posted in Twitter, no "take leave" photographs depicting the violent police arrests of demonstrators in a march activists Basque, said yesterday the Basque Argia magazine, where photojournalists working.
The Lopez covered journalistically the magazine demonstrations in Eimpar city in early March, when it has hung in the account maintained on Twitter a photo of the violent police arrest a political activist.
The photo spread "not licensed" in advance, according to the Spanish authorities and reprinted on the Internet and in the media.
He has been involved and photo shot by Lopez depicting the arrest of political activist for the independence of the Basque Naro Arithnampareta.
"The police officers involved in this operation can be identified through these photos, which poses a threat to their security," the interior ministry statement.
The Lopez said that he and the magazine agreed not to pay the fine.
The Spanish Federation of Journalists condemned the decision, saying that this is the second case, which has become known, in which a journalist was sentenced to a fine, although in the first case the fine was canceled.
The law on "public safety", tabled by the Conservative ruling party and entered into force on July 1, 2015, the "Law - muzzled" as the characteristic of his critics, has been targeted by opposition parties, experts the United Nations and human rights organizations, who argue that it limits the freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. Opposition parties have said that would eliminate, if take power.
The law, among other things, allows the expulsion of immigrants illegally entering the Spanish enclaves in North Africa, provides high fines (up to EUR 600,000) for demonstrations carried out by Parliament and have not been authorized by the authorities and allows fines reporters and news organizations that publish without permission, photographs in which police are shown.
The measure was adopted after a wave of demonstrations organized against the government in 2012.
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