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Reject Journalist Killing
Guatemala - Different Guatemalan sectors
expressed concern Thursday after the
assassination of television journalist
Rolando Santis, and demanded that
authorities clarify this crime as soon as
possible.
The Telecentro 13 station reporter was shot
to death by two men riding motorcycles on a
usually busy street in this capital's
historic center.
Santis died instantly from bullet wounds and
his cameraman Antonio De Leon was injured
and is currently hospitalized.
Guatemalan Journalist Association Chair
Carlos Enrique Wer condemned the
assassination and called it a direct attack
on journalists, and demanded that
authorities arrest and try those
responsible.
Santis was a good friend, an honest man and
a great partner, and did his duty as a
journalist up to the end, said Juan Carlos
Lange, director of the television station.
Lange demanded that the government stop the
wave of violence, which started with drivers
and assistants of the transportation sector,
and is now affecting journalists and public
figures.
On behalf of the Executive, presidential
spokespeople Fernando Barillas said he was
constered by this event, which shows how the
organized crime is attacking all sectors, he
said.
This murder adds to that committed in 2008,
against Jorge Merida, correspondent of
Prensa Libre daily in Coatepeque
municipality. |
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