QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador's president is threatening to close a major television network after it aired a tape of a conversation between him and a member of the assembly that drafted a new constitution last year. President Rafael Correa said Saturday that Teleamazonas violated regulations against taping private conversations. He warned that spying on the president "is a crime against state security."
The combative leftist leader has been at odds with news media since taking office in January 2007. Teleamazonas has been cited three times for broadcast violations and risks suspension if cited again by the government. A representative for the network did not respond to phone calls about the tape, which involved the constitution approved by voters last September. |