The scandal of the chats of Alejandro Astesiano, former head of presidential custody in Uruguay, continues to give people something to talk about. the journalist Rosario Tourinoand his colleagues Eduardo Preve and Gabriel Pereyrawho had access to the material from Astesiano’s cell phone conversations, have revealed aspects that have shocked the country.
According to these communicators, who are behind the investigations, In the audios, the president is heard making orders to Astesiano, who in turn forwarded these messages to other contacts to make himself seen as a person “with power”. In addition, they were also shared chat screenshots to show that they were conversations with the President of the Republic.
A rape in the middle
But the most serious of all is the information that has become known about the transfer of data from a minor rape victim at a party organized by a substitute senator of the National Party, and also from the victim’s mother. The journalists emphasize that this is one of the least mentioned, but most serious aspects of the Astesiano case, since it is a crime and a clear violation of human rights.
Tourinño pointed to the Minister of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber: “The explanation he gave is unjustifiable.” The police handle personal data, the exchange of such data is not a right of the police. “From what I have seen, it is the most serious, anything could have happened with that,” he added.
The current government has been accused by journalists of putting pressure on the mediaand that this has been a constant in Uruguayan politics.
The professional communicators highlighted the importance of the veracity of the facts for journalism, beyond any political or police cost.
