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| Mexican journalists denounce Sinaloa state 'gag law' | Mexican journalists denounce Sinaloa state 'gag law' |
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| Journalists in Mexico have criticised a new law that restricts crime reporting in north-western Sinaloa state. | |
| The legislation bans journalists from taking pictures and recording video or audio at a crime scene. | The legislation bans journalists from taking pictures and recording video or audio at a crime scene. |
| Journalists will have to rely on official information approved by the Prosecutor's Office to report on crime. | Journalists will have to rely on official information approved by the Prosecutor's Office to report on crime. |
| Media organisations, journalist unions and campaign groups have denounced the law as a serious threat to press freedom in Mexico. | Media organisations, journalist unions and campaign groups have denounced the law as a serious threat to press freedom in Mexico. |
| Sinaloa state authorities say it is aimed at preserving crime scenes for police investigation. | Sinaloa state authorities say it is aimed at preserving crime scenes for police investigation. |
| "There will be many changes in the roles of each one of us," said Sinaloa state Prosecutor Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez. | "There will be many changes in the roles of each one of us," said Sinaloa state Prosecutor Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez. |
| "But there will be no restriction to the work of the media." | "But there will be no restriction to the work of the media." |
| 'Shorty Guzman' | 'Shorty Guzman' |
| The bill was proposed by Governor Mario Lopez Valdez and unanimously approved by state legislators on Wednesday night. | The bill was proposed by Governor Mario Lopez Valdez and unanimously approved by state legislators on Wednesday night. |
| "The media will have access to information on the crime investigations through the press releases prepared by the official public information department," establishes the law. | "The media will have access to information on the crime investigations through the press releases prepared by the official public information department," establishes the law. |
| The legislation is due to come into effect on 15 October, but journalists - who refer to it as a "gag law" - say they will try to stop it being enforced. | The legislation is due to come into effect on 15 October, but journalists - who refer to it as a "gag law" - say they will try to stop it being enforced. |
| "What's going to happen to media and journalists who get information and publish it?" questioned Gabriel Mercado, head of the June 7 Journalists and Communicators Association, speaking to the Agence France-Presse news agency. | "What's going to happen to media and journalists who get information and publish it?" questioned Gabriel Mercado, head of the June 7 Journalists and Communicators Association, speaking to the Agence France-Presse news agency. |
| "Will they be detained?" he asked. | "Will they be detained?" he asked. |
| In February Mexico's most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, was arrested in Sinaloa. | In February Mexico's most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, was arrested in Sinaloa. |
| He was the leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, which controls much of the drug traffic to the United States via Mexico's Pacific coast. | He was the leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, which controls much of the drug traffic to the United States via Mexico's Pacific coast. |