(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 March 2006, National Civil Police (Policía Nacional Civil) officers and a private security guard harassed Guatemala City newspaper “Siglo XXI” photographer Axel Bonilla, while he was taking pictures of the progress in the construction of parking lots for the city’s international airport. When they saw he was taking photographs of the […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 March 2006, National Civil Police (Policía Nacional Civil) officers and a private security guard harassed Guatemala City newspaper “Siglo XXI” photographer Axel Bonilla, while he was taking pictures of the progress in the construction of parking lots for the city’s international airport.
When they saw he was taking photographs of the construction activity, the guards protecting the site attempted to take away his equipment, alleging that they had received orders not to allow any pictures to be taken. After that they insulted the photographer and threatened to arrest him if he did not leave the area.
None of the assailants gave his name. The photographer was unharmed and managed to avoid having his equipment taken away, but he was unable to complete his work.
