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EL SALVADOR In the case of the judicial branch, there have been no cases of journalists being summoned to court, owing to the reforms of criminal laws as a result of actions by IAPA. This protects members of the media against judicial pressure and against judges who wish to summon them to court as witnesses and to force them to testify or to reveal their sources. Important aspects promoting this reform and giving it validity were consolidated with the resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice in December 2005, in favor of two editors of the newspaper El Diario de Hoy, based on the reforms of the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedural Code. A San Salvador court ordered the arrest of the two editors for not presenting themselves in court to respond to a suit brought by a businessman, but the Constitutional Court argued that both journalists were supported by article 191 of the Penal Code (reformed) that establishes that journalists cannot be tried for opinions expressed as part of their profession. However, the Supreme Court of Justice continues to restrict the access of journalists to information and decisions in its different courts. The political campaign prior to the elections became violent and put press workers in physical danger. Journalist Rosa Elvia Campos of the CoLatino newspaper was attacked March 9 in the municipality of Mejicanos by a militant of the Frente Democrático Revolucionario (Revolutionary Democratic Front, FDR), who struck her with a heavy object, causing a gash in her face above her left eyebrow. The journalist was trying to obtain declarations from the mayor and candidate for reelection Carlos Menéndez.
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