Thank you Supreme Court

3000 euros for a request about corruption


Madrid 29 October 2012Access Info Europe has been ordered to pay €3000 to the Spanish government for asking what it is doing to fight against corruption according to a decision of the Spanish Supreme Court which has ruled that the NGO has not right to ask for such information. The decision closes a court case based on a information request submitted by an Access Info Europe board member in 2007.Supremo_3000
The main argument used by the Supreme Court is that the request by Access Info Europe to the Ministry of Justice for reports on the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption was in fact not an information request but that the NGO was seeking "explanations" from the government.


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