Chile's Journalism Council expels 'Roberto Marinho' from the country.
Agustín Edwards Eastman, owner of the newspaper El Mercurio, was expelled from the Chilean College of Journalists; in a decision considered historic by the organization's president, Javiera Olivares, the Ethics Tribunal of the council accepted the accusation against Agustín of having received sponsorship from the United States intelligence agency, the CIA, to destabilize the leftist government of Salvador Allende; his actions led to the military coup of September 11, 1973; "This is a very important step for our school," said Olivares.
247 - The Ethics and Discipline Tribunal of the Metropolitan Council of the College of Journalists of Chile, presided over by Doris Jiménez Regional, formally informed the national council of its decision to host the demand that a group of faculty members, sponsored by lawyer Luis Cuello, submitted in November 2014 requesting the expulsion of the owner of El Mercurio, Agustín Edwards Eastman.
The decision, described as "historic" by the president of the order Javiera Olivares, is based on Edwards' performance in the early 70s as a journalist and owner of El Mercurio, a figure under which he received funding from the United States' CIA Intelligence Agency to disrupt communication by the government of Salvador Allende Gossens. His actions led to the coup d'état that the military carried out on September 11, 1973.
"This is a very important step for our school. It indicates that at this stage of our democracy, a collegial body like ours, which defends democracy, is not willing to have members who are accomplices in acts as dark for Chile as torture, detention, and death," Olivares said to announce the decision.
Upon notification, Agustín Edwards has 10 days to appeal to the National Ethics and Disciplinary Commission Tribunal, whose decision can be appealed to the Court of Appeals. However, in general, this body confirms final decisions made by the Journalists' Association.