(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 February 2007, journalist Hugo Gonzáles Henostroza, of the newspaper “YA”, accused Abelardo Cabello Tinoco, secretary of the Ancash regional government workers’ union, of having threatened him with death. The threat took place when the reporter was covering an activity in the regional government’s headquarters. According to the journalist, the threat came […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 6 February 2007, journalist Hugo Gonzáles Henostroza, of the newspaper “YA”, accused Abelardo Cabello Tinoco, secretary of the Ancash regional government workers’ union, of having threatened him with death. The threat took place when the reporter was covering an activity in the regional government’s headquarters.
According to the journalist, the threat came in response to an article he published during the first days of February, in which he accused Cabello of insider dealing in the regional government. In declarations to IPYS, Cabello denied having threatened the journalist.
Gonzáles filed a formal accusation with the police and requested protection.
