The prisoner of Córdoba (Spain) was sentenced without a patio or recreational activity, as he gave an interview to a journalist for 40 minutes and was sentenced to prisió n.En, which reflected the disappointment he had been in prison for 32 years.

The leaders of the Córdoba prison accused him of spreading "fake news" and of not having followed a procedure to relate to the profesionales.El prisoner's lawyer appealed the judgment on the grounds that there is no such procedure and after three years of appeal, the Spanish Constitutional Court gave him the reason.

The Tribunal has given priority to the freedom of expression and information of the prisoner, under article 20 of the Spanish Constitution, and has annulled the sentence.

The Directorate of Penitentiary Institutions has already advanced that its legislation is being revised, although it has added that they will prioritize "protection of victims" and "respect for prison legislation".

Spain different

The leadership of the Cordobese prison concluded that the fact that a prisoner answered questions from a journalist is a punitive offence. But it's not everywhere. Although certain conditions have to be met in Catalonia, interviews between journalists are allowed and presos.Por of course, in Central American countries such as El Salvador, where members of the criminal gangs have also given press conferences from prison.