(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ urges a complete and impartial investigation into the March 2 1998 murder of radio journalist Didier Aristizabal Galeano in Cali. According to local journalists, on the night of 2 March 1998, Aristizabal was followed by two men riding a Yamaha motorcycle after leaving the Santiago de Cali University where he taught. When […]
(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ urges a complete and impartial investigation into the March
2 1998 murder of radio journalist Didier Aristizabal Galeano in Cali.
According to local journalists, on the night of 2 March 1998, Aristizabal
was followed by two men riding a Yamaha motorcycle after leaving the
Santiago de Cali University where he taught. When Aristizabal stopped for a
traffic light on Fifth Street the two men on the motorcycle shot him nine
times and fled the scene. A taxi driver took Aristizabal to the Academic
Hospital of Cali, where he was pronounced dead.
**This alert provides further information to the 3 March 1998 IFEX action
alert issued on behalf of the International Press Institute (IPI)**
Aristizabal worked as a political reporter for radio station Todelar in Cali
until 1994 before joining the faculty of Santiago University as a journalism
professor. In 1996, he took a position as chief press officer for the Cali
Fair, a bullfighting tournament. At the end of 1997, he helped the National
Police in Cali set up a radio news station.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
Aristizabal Galeano
Appeals To
Alfonso Gomez Mendez
Attorney General
Santafe de Bogota, Colombia
Fax: +57 1 288 2828
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
