Hamlet Paul?s Montolio, who was being held in relation to the hacking of the List?n Diario newspaper?s website, has been released without bail. While Paul?s Montolio is maintaining his innocence, according to authorities the connection to the site was made from Montolio?s phone. The online version of the newspaper is once again online, following an absence of nearly three weeks. Diario Libre spoke to Montolio?s mother, who insisted her son was innocent, and with his neighbors in Villa Carmen, who described the 28-year-old as someone who had never been in trouble.
District Attorney M?ximo Aristy Caraballo was critical of Paul?s Montolio?s release, which came after a ruling by Judge Rafael Pacheco. Aristy Caraballo said: ?If our society does not make an example of such cases, we will constantly face the uncertainty and trouble of breaches of this law.?
The Senate justice committee?s report is proposing that people who use the electronic media to insult or defame should face up to four year?s imprisonment and a fine equal to the value of four and a half times the minimum wage, according to Hoy newspaper. It also recommends lesser penalties for other offences perpetrated via electronic media.