Carmen Aristegui sobre su despido: ‘México está viviendo un vendaval autoritario’

Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui speaks to the press in Mexico City on March 16, 2015 a day after being fired. Aristegui, an influential Mexican broadcast journalist whose report about the first lady's mansion caused a scandal was sacked Sunday, sparking anger among supporters who called her firing an affront to freedom of speech. Aristegui had been publicly feuding with her employer, MVS Radio, in recent days after two of her investigative reporters were fired by the company. AFP PHOTO / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) — RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP/Getty Images
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui speaks to the press in Mexico City on March 16, 2015 a day after being fired. Aristegui, an influential Mexican broadcast journalist whose report about the first lady’s mansion caused a scandal was sacked Sunday, sparking anger among supporters who called her firing an affront to freedom of speech. Aristegui had been publicly feuding with her employer, MVS Radio, in recent days after two of her investigative reporters were fired by the company. AFP PHOTO / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

PUBLISHED: March 16, 2015 at 11:55 p.m. | UPDATED: June 4, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

La periodista

afirmó este lunes 16 de marzo, a las afueras de MVS Radio, que van a dar la batalla porque, de acuerdo con sus abogados, el despido de ella y todo su equipo de la Primera Emisión de Noticias MVS es un ataque contra la libertad de expresión. “Este país está viviendo un vendaval autoritario y un signo ominoso”, afirmó.

_Con información de CNN en Español