(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 August 2004, journalist Edgar Ccari Mamani, host of the “Azángaro al día” programme on Radio Sur Andina station, was assaulted by one of Azángaro Mayor Percy Ludeña’s bodyguards after an event celebrating the city’s anniversary. Azángaro is located in the Puno region, southeastern Perú. Ccari Mamani said he was leaving the […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 22 August 2004, journalist Edgar Ccari Mamani, host of the “Azángaro al día” programme on Radio Sur Andina station, was assaulted by one of Azángaro Mayor Percy Ludeña’s bodyguards after an event celebrating the city’s anniversary. Azángaro is located in the Puno region, southeastern Perú.
Ccari Mamani said he was leaving the municipality’s auditorium at the end of the event, when Juan Mazco Robles, the mayor’s friend and bodyguard, approached and kicked him several times in the back.
According to Ccari Mamani, the assault was in retaliation for statements he has repeatedly made on his programme criticising the mayor’s management of municipal resources. The journalist said that during the assault, Mazco Robles reprimanded him for his comments against the mayor.
