The Argentine government allowed the press to enter the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, once again after suspending access for eleven days after an accredited journalist recorded a video inside the building using smart glasses.

On Monday, Chief of Staff and former presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said the recording, aired on news channel Todo Noticias (TN), was a “serious security breach” because the reporter used “a spy camera in non-authorized areas” and showed it on TV.

However, the images shown by TN were only of areas that the press and any visitor can access when entering the Casa Rosada.

Accredited reporters from TN and sister channel Eltrece were not allowed to enter, despite having received access confirmation via email.

“From the start, this government has opened the doors of the Casa Rosada to press,” Adorni said, questioning statements made by journalists about how the ban on press access to the building was “a supposed threat against press freedom.”

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© Buenos Aires Herald