(PFC/IFEX) – On 19 March 2004, Roberto Javier Mora García, editorial director of “El Mañana” newspaper, was assassinated. The murder took place early in the morning outside Mora García’s home, as he was returning from his work. Mora García was stabbed approximately 20 times and was found by municipal police officers Bernardino Cruz Catarina and […]
(PFC/IFEX) – On 19 March 2004, Roberto Javier Mora García, editorial director of “El Mañana” newspaper, was assassinated. The murder took place early in the morning outside Mora García’s home, as he was returning from his work. Mora García was stabbed approximately 20 times and was found by municipal police officers Bernardino Cruz Catarina and Guadalupe Herver.
Mora García served as editorial director of “El Mañana” for the past four years. The newspaper is published in Nuevo Laredo, northern Mexico. He was also editor-in-chief of the local weekly “North Mexico Business”.
Mora García was known for having published several articles about the activities of the Golfo cartel, a local drug trafficking group. The authorities are not ruling out the possibility that the assassination could be linked to Mora García’s journalistic work, although they do not as yet have information regarding the motives behind the crime. A radio and Mora García’s wallet, credit cards and identification were found at the scene of the crime. The State Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the assassination.
PFC has joined in the protest against Mora García’s murder. In a letter to Tamaulipas State Prosecutor Francisco Cayuela, PFC condemned the assassination and called for a thorough investigation to determine the motives and bring to justice those responsible for the crime.
For PFC’s letter to Prosecutor Cayuela, see:
http://portal-pfc.org/comunicados/2004/015.pdf
For additional information on the case, see:
http://portal-pfc.org/perseguidos/2004/027.html
