The Sala IV constitution court has ordered a credit bureau to delete information about a pubic defender because the woman is afraid organized crime will use the data to threaten her and her family.

The action was brought last November by Karina Redondo Gómez and was decided Friday by the court magistrates. The result was announced Tuesday.

The firm involved is the credit bureau WWW.Datum Net, S.A. The court told the company to delete addresses, photographs, and telephone numbers of the woman.

The principals of the private firm face a fine or jail if they do not comply with the court order, according to Costa Rican law.

The credit bureau obtains its information from public sources, such as driver license records and property ownership documents. So the data that the pubic defender seeks to hide remains available.