(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 January 2007, journalist Alfredo del Carpio Linares, of radio station “Armonía de Camaná”, was beaten by three people near the station. According to the journalist, the assault stems from the dissatisfaction of a group of citizens with the station’s editorial line regarding an intercity transport problem in the town of Camaná, […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 January 2007, journalist Alfredo del Carpio Linares, of radio station “Armonía de Camaná”, was beaten by three people near the station. According to the journalist, the assault stems from the dissatisfaction of a group of citizens with the station’s editorial line regarding an intercity transport problem in the town of Camaná, southwestern Peru.
Del Carpio was able to identify one of his assailants as Miguel Durán Roldán, president of the Front for the Defense of Camaná’s Interests (Frente de Defensa de los Intereses de Camaná).
The journalist filed a complaint at the town’s police station, and accused the assailants of belonging to a group that was involved in the looting of the town which took place early in 2007.
Del Carpio also stated that he had received a telephoned death threat two days before the attack. A group of people connected to the transport sector protested against the radio station’s editorial line the following day and insulted the journalist. The protest was kept under control by the police.
