(IPYS/IFEX) – On 7 November 2006, journalist Javier Poma Sotelo, producer and host of the news programme “ATV Noticias Regional”, was threatened by a woman who burst onto the set while the program was on air. The assailant demanded that Poma Sotelo stop criticizing Alberto Espinoza Cerrón, a candidate for the district of Independencia in […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 7 November 2006, journalist Javier Poma Sotelo, producer and host of the news programme “ATV Noticias Regional”, was threatened by a woman who burst onto the set while the program was on air. The assailant demanded that Poma Sotelo stop criticizing Alberto Espinoza Cerrón, a candidate for the district of Independencia in the forthcoming municipal elections, or face the consequences. She then fled. The woman only identified herself as press adviser to the candidate. The act of intimidation took place in the city of Huaraz, northwestern Perú.
The journalist will request protection from the city’s National Police post.
