There seems to be no end to the effort creationof conditions of "total darkness" for the wiretapping scandal.
Thus, after the famous bill for the removal of the privacy of communications which provides for the lapse of 3 years in order to inform a victim of surveillance, the new Code of Ethics of the National Radio Board is being promoted to become lawTVs, which creates obstacles to the publication of information related to this issue.
The New Code has already posted for consultation on the National Broadcasting Council's website and is on schedule to become law if approved next February. It should be noted that in order for the said code to apply, a Presidential Decree is required, i.e. a legislative regulation with the signature of the competent minister or ministers.
The controversial points of the new code concern Article 28 which relates to the transmission of information.
It states that "the transmission of information and images that have been competently classified as confidential, as well as those concerning National Defense, the integrity of the country and public safety, is prohibited".
Also in article 22 of the same code it is noted that "the journalistic research it should not act as a substitute for investigative or other competent authorities".
It is clear that provisions such as the above, alone or in combination, may well act as a deterrent to the disclosure of issues related to the wiretapping scandal. An issue that government in the most official way, it has been classified as "secret" and related to the security of the country through the action of the EYP.
It is noteworthy that the planning of the approval of the said code is scheduled for February. That is, in a period very close to the start of the pre-election period. That is when the control of the ESR in the electronic media becomes more emphatic. It is also worth noting that although the scope of the law is the media supervised by ESR (TVs-Radios), in the past there have been attempts to extend it to websites as well. In any case, these are provisions that raise questions about their implementation in a politically sensitive period in 2023.
