Judge censors Colombian newspaper

A judge has forbidden a Colombian newspaper from publishing further stories about the alleged relationship between a finance company and paramilitary groups in order to protect the company's "fundamental rights." El Heraldo, a regional paper based in Barranquilla, had carried a report about the supposed links between Métodos y Sistemas to paramilitaries in the region, and its apparent misuse of public funds to finance an election campaign. The judge ordered the paper to cease publication of such material until a full hearing could be heard. Press freedom campaigners argue that the ruling violates Colombia's constitution. (Via IFEX.org)