(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 6 September 2006, four unidentified women threatened to kill Radio Capullana journalists Marco Rumiche and Patricia Navarro. The threats were made at the door of the radio station. According to Rumiche, the assailants did not mention their specific motives but hinted that their threats were related to accusations broadcast […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On the morning of 6 September 2006, four unidentified women threatened to kill Radio Capullana journalists Marco Rumiche and Patricia Navarro. The threats were made at the door of the radio station. According to Rumiche, the assailants did not mention their specific motives but hinted that their threats were related to accusations broadcast by the journalists. The event took place in the town of Sullana, Piura region, northwestern Peru.
The journalists work for the news programme “Sucesos y Protagonistas”, and since July they have accused several officials of the Municipality of Sullana of administrative wrongdoing. They have also been reporting, since August, that there are irregularities in the make-up and registration of the lists of candidates who will participate in the municipal elections this coming November.
The journalists filed a complaint with the local police.
