What happens to the book on José Bretón and why does Ruth Ortiz require: can justice prevent it from being published?

“We cannot, in any way, give voice to the assassins”. Thus Ruth Ortiz, Ruth and José’s Mother, The Children Killed by Their Father, José Bretón, in Córdoba in 2011 on Wednesday, On Wednesday, The Children’s Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona Asked The Judge, The Suspension of the Book “The Hate”, of the Anagram ” Editorial and Written by the Journalist Luisgé Martín, Which Collects the Testimony of Breton ,, Which Collects the testimony of Breton.

The author of the events maintained the version he gave on 18 June 2013 for 12 years. “I didn’t kill my children,” he said to the judge. Until now. The book includes the version of Breton events through letters that exchanged with the journalist. In one of them He confesses the crime for the first time.

The confessed killer says he killed his children With some “pills” which dissolved “in water with sugar” and that there was no “suffering”. Hence, he transferred the bodies of the children of two and six years to the Córdoba burner farm where he burned them. For this crime, Breton has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and remains in the maximum security prison of Herrera de la Mancha (Ciudad Real) since then.

Why has the publication of the book has been paralyzed?

Breton’s confession of the crime has triggered a debate that caused The paralysis of the publication of the bookwhich was scheduled for March 26. The publishing house has announced the suspension of work to the legal services of the same analysis of the situation. “We suspended everything,” said the statement.

Ruth Ortiz, who met Breton’s confession through the book, showed his refusal of saga in light. Firstly, he covered himself in the attention service of the victims of Andalusia (Sava) who presented a letter to the office of the prosecutor of “request for aid, aid and amparo” consider publication illegalBy accepting the civil protection law of the right to honor, personal and family intimacy and the image itself, in addition to the organic law of the full protection of children and adolescence.

Then he asked I am in the field at the office of the prosecutor of Córdoba, who through a decree asked the Prosecutor’s Office for help, which is where the editorial headquarters are located.

In addition, Ruth published a thanksgiving letter “for having witnessed my request for help, help and amparo”. According to his lawyer, the confession of Breton crime caused “enormous pain and new psychological damage”. The lawyer also explained that “the murder of his two children is publicly exposed to all the media with Details that do not even appear in the sentence“.

For his part, the Minister of equality, Ana Redondo, also shown his support for Ruth Ortiz and sentenced the publication of the work. “You can’t give the assassins to do so much damage to the mother. It cannot be re -cypticized Even more. “He also released his” provision for what you need “the help of the Ministry of Equality.

Declaration of anagrama: they believe they have the right to publish it

The Anagrama publishing house has launched a declaration in its social network X in which it claims to be fully aware of the monstrosity of the crimes committed by José Breton “. They understand” the sensitivity that can increase “but eN no time intends to “justify or exculpate the crimeBut on the contrary. “

Anagrama compares José Breton’s book with other literary works such as “in Cold Blood” by Truman Capote or “The opponary” by Enmanuel Carrère and states that “the Constitution recognizes the fundamental right to literary creation. That’s why Consider that they are right to publish This work “.

Other similar cases

Historically, the judicial sentences imposed the freedom of expression or creation above the memory of minors or family privacy, but The reform of law 1/1982 In 2010, which is responsible for regulating civil protection for the right of honor, personal and family intimacy and the image itself has changed this paradigm.

The reform establishes that if a sentenced person and with a final sentence Use your crimes to “get public notoriety” or “economic benefit” and suppose that a “impairment of the dignity of the victims” is punishable.

This change occurred after The case of Marta del CastilloWhen the murderer mother would have been interviewed by Teleccinco. Another case is that Gabriel CruzThe boy killed in Rodalquillar (Almería) by the couple of his father, Ana Julia Quezada. Gabriel’s mother had the production of a true crime to paralyze on the murder of her son in which the killer would appear. Although he did not need to reach the courts, since he reached him thanks to the mobilization of public opinion.

The Book FariñaRegarding drug trafficking in Galicia, it soon became an editorial phenomenon. In fact, Netflix later made a series. However, Narco graduate Oubiña obtained the producer to remove a sexual scene for attacking his honor.

Books that have been published despite the damage caused to the victims

The paralysis of the publication of the book on José Breton also sown the debate Other works that have been published. This is the case of cold blood “, of Truman Capote who narrates the murder of the Clutter family in Kansas in 1959. O The novel” The opponent “, by Emmanuel Carrere who tells the life of the murderer Jean Claude-Romand who killed his children of five and seven years, his wife and his parents.

On the other hand, Manuel Chaves Nogales interviewed Josef Goebbels, minister for the propaganda of the third Reich in Germany in 1941.

At the moment, it only remains to wait to see if the “hatred” stop is definitive, if the judge orders the Quick precaution of the book Or if Anagrata can finally publish it and José Breton’s testimony will soon be available for everyone.