(IPYS/IFEX) – On 26 January 2006, Marcelo Sánchez Oliva, director and presenter of Radio Miramar’s news programme “Miramar en la Noticia”, received telephone threats while still on the air after he reported during his programme that a complaint had been filed against a sanitation company. The event took place in Huaraz, Ancash department, northeastern Peru. […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 26 January 2006, Marcelo Sánchez Oliva, director and presenter of Radio Miramar’s news programme “Miramar en la Noticia”, received telephone threats while still on the air after he reported during his programme that a complaint had been filed against a sanitation company. The event took place in Huaraz, Ancash department, northeastern Peru.
A group of workers from the “Chavín” Sanitation Company accused the company’s directors of taking unfair advantage of their authority.
The journalist received three consecutive phone calls on his cell phone during the commercial break, warning him to drop the subject or face the consequences.
Sánchez was not able to identify those responsible for the calls, which were made from public telephones. The journalist reported the threats during the programme.
