The decision to reopen the press room of the Casa Rosada and once again allowing accredited journalists to enter Balcarce 50 will be accompanied by greater controls.
This was reported by a source from the Government Palace, when asked by THE NATION. So far it has not been specified what these greater controls would be, but everything indicates that they would aim at taking images on site.
As announced in writing, the Government will require compliance with the same guidelines established in 2025, but in practice greater controls are planned.
The decision to once again allow the entry of the accredited press was made this Thursday, after a conversation on the subject between the spokesperson and chief of staff, Manuel Adorniand the general secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei. And after a week in which the press was prevented from entering.
This is how they rebuilt it THE NATION official sources from the Government Palace. “They were already talking about the issue and yesterday (Thursday) it was decided,” explained one of the voices consulted.
The area of Casa Militar, the mixed body of civilians and military that deals with presidential security, depends on the official. It was the organization that last week filed the criminal complaint for the TN report with images of the Casa Rosada and on which the government relied to justify its decision to prevent the entry of the press for a week.
This measure came into effect on April 23, amid a sharp escalation of the president’s verbal attacks. Javier Milei against the press. The decision to prevent the entry of journalists had been made at the libertarian leadership, as they always said from the heart of the government.
In the Casa Rosada they said in the last few hours that while access to journalists was blocked there was a “review of surveillance systems, control equipment and communication devices, among others.”
“(It was reviewed) Everything that had to be reviewed to guarantee the safety of the President and what was exposed in the hidden TN camera,” they said, in relation to the filming of the news signal. Strictly speaking, as shown today THE NATIONthe images that TN spread they are similar which anyone can access online through Google Street View.
As this newspaper learned, there were no sanctions against those responsible for security at the Casa Rosada, but it was decided to tighten controls and restrictions would be added regarding what could be done inside the building.
In reference to the TN filming, which showed images that were already available, the Government highlighted as irregularity that it had been filmed with smart glasses. “That had never been done and that is the violation,” they alleged.
They also said that in the TV program the journalists themselves admitted to having taken a risk with what they were doing clandestinely and that they themselves said they had many more images that they did not include in the report. “The issue is what was not seen. In the same program they recognized that there was more material,” they stated in reference to the host of “And Tomorrow What,” Luciana Geuna.
The Government’s criminal complaint is processed before the judge Ariel Lijo and Prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.
According to the Government, the decision to reopen the room was made now because they were able to review the security system, decide on greater controls and have the necessary guarantees for the President.
Adorni will also give press conferences again. The Government reported that this decision was made by him after his presentation before Congress, which was this Wednesday, to give his first management report, almost six months after taking office, replacing Guillermo Francos.
Adorni’s last conference had been on March 25, shortly after the first revelations about his travels and the new assets that make up his assets became known.
This Friday morning, Adorni justified his refusal to publicly explain the changes in his assets. “Explanations must be given in court. I don’t have to justify things that aren’t wrong. “They did a media carnage and I’m going to show them that they were wrong,” he said in a conversation with the radio. The Observer.
The Government is betting that Adorni’s presentation last Wednesday in Congress will act as a kind of “hinge” to leave the issue of his assets behind, despite the fact that the criminal case continues. It is in this plan that the Chief of Staff decided to resume the conferences.
