Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter's phone number, saying the law doesn't apply to him

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Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter's phone number, saying the law doesn't apply to him
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Mexico’s president on Friday defended his decision to disclose a reporter’s telephone number, saying a law that prohibits officials from releasing personal information doesn’t apply to him.

Press freedom groups said the president’s decision to make public the phone number of a New York Times reporter Thursday was an attempt to punish critical reporting, and exposed the reporter to potential danger.

Mexico’s law on Protection of Personal Data states “the government will guarantee individuals’ privacy” and sets out punishments for officials and others for “improperly using, taking, publishing, hiding, altering or destroying, fully or partially, personal data.”

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El país y el presidente se denigran solos. Los extranjeros lo único que tienen son ojos.

Pues dale, pues. Si tanto se denigrean solos no dudo que haya una nota confiable sobre eso que abusa del poder acorde a lo que se está hablando.

Pero ojo, te lo pido bien atinado al tema y nada más. Espero tu respuesta bien informada, que si de algo vienes a hablar, debes demostrarlo. Y eso va en general y no sólo con la política.