The Presidency of the Republic requested the nullity of the ruling issued by the State Council in which it was ordered not to continue with the transmission of the Councils of Television Ministers. The resource settled this Monday, April 21, before the same Chamber that adopted the decision: Subsection B of the Third Section.
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Although initially the Interior Minister, Armando Benedetti, announced that there would be a challenge to this order, the national government He opted for another way to bring the meetings back President Gustavo Petro and his air cabinet.
“In a modern democracy, the general interest of citizenship to know the transcendental decisions of the government – as those taken in the Councils of Ministers – must prevail over particular opinions on television programming,” expressed the head of the political portfolio through his X account, publication in which S alsoand annexes a screenshot of the nullity application.
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The Presidency of the Republic requested the nullity of the ruling against the transmissions of the Councils of Ministers. In a modern democracy, the general interest of citizens to know the transcendental decisions of the government – as those taken in the advice of … pic.twitter.com/u75d32npow
– Armando Benedetti (@aabedetti) April 21, 2025
It should be remembered that on April 11, the High Court ordered President Gustavo Petro not to continue with the television broadcast of these meetings. With this determination, the next tips cannot be transmitted by local, or private television channels.
In fact, After the decision of the State Council was knownthe head of the political portfolio expressed that millions of citizens of the right to know the decisions made and that from the Executive would be preparing the presentation of a resource to reverse the ruling would be deprived.
“Do not rejoice so. The decision not to transmit the Councils of Ministers will be challenged. A guardianship cannot go against Law 182 of 1995. For a citizen who must turn off the TV, millions of people cannot be deprived of finding out the decisions of the Government,”indicated at the time the minister.
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Presidential speech
For this Monday, they are scheduled two interventions of President Petro.
The first is borne by a presidential speech that will be transmitted through the official government channels at 7:00 pm, a new Council of Ministers is also planned, in which it will be discussed as a central theme LA health emergency declared as a result of yellow fever outbreak which is recorded in some areas of the country.
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