The founder and director of the Jopéame Foundation, Katherine Motyka, burst into tears during an interview by assuring that she does not understand the reasons why the Public Prosecution Service informed her that it had to remove all images depicting children and adolescents from its social platforms.
Katherine explains that she understands the issue of the law and protecting the image of adolescent boys and girls, but that they do it to help those families who need to be protected by the state and they live in poverty or need medical treatment, moreover, cases always occur with the consent of the guardians of the minors.
The action of the Public Prosecution Service takes place after the Foundation resolves the case of a Twelve-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted and became pregnant as a result of rape, Katherine said they have the consent of the child’s mother and father and their identities have never been disclosed.
“We also didn’t understand why all this happened, we understand the issue of the law, we understand the issue of protecting the image of children and adolescents, but we also understand that Likewise, how this law is, that article in the code for the protection of minors, so it is also that the state must guarantee all their rights to childrenBecause of the flaws of the system in which we are in a third world country, it is not happening, ”she said, visibly moved by what happened.
Jopéame’s CEO explains, when interviewed on the Somos Pueblo radio program, that the Attorney General’s office quoted her via WhatsApp and when she arrived They explained that if the images were not removed, legal action would be taken and that they were the only NGO quoted to remove its contents.
He explained that “they have informed us that as a result of the action of a Conani (National Council for Children) issue we will be able to share images of children and adolescents from now on and that when it reaches the Attorney General’s office , they require that we erase all kinds of images of children and adolescents. We have a consent that parents normally sign, but they understand that the law is above that
He says that as a team it is also difficult for them to publish images that are heartbreaking, but it is imperative that people are motivated to donate, in addition to not hiding the reality living in the country.
“We don’t hide the reality, to be able to reach these families with those children and adolescents to be able to have what corresponds to them as rights, it hurts me because I understand that when we are present in good faith, I really didn’t think that this was going to happen because we were forbidden, ”he said through tears.
Motyka said that “this government, like us, is that we want to help, but from there forbid that we can absolutely publish images of children and adolescents, and not only that, Having to erase everything we’ve been working on in the 5 years we’ve been working on and it only hurts meKatherine said.
First lady means
The first lady of the Republic, Raquel Arbaje, responded to the publication on the Somos Pueblo Instagram account and received more than 1,000 “likes” and 30 comments from users.
“I understand tomorrow they will have a meeting with Conani, the National Council for Children. Everything will be fine. The good things are welcomed and if something needs to be corrected then it’s done. Thank you @somospueblord and @jompeame,” said Arbaje .