(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 January 2007, journalist Marbella Mamani, a reporter for Radio Loreto’s programme “Loreto en la Noticia”, was assaulted by the owner of Dorado Plaza Hotel, Beto Rodríguez, who also grabbed her mobile phone. The incident took place in the city of Iquitos, in northeastern Peru, when the journalist attempted to interview the […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 11 January 2007, journalist Marbella Mamani, a reporter for Radio Loreto’s programme “Loreto en la Noticia”, was assaulted by the owner of Dorado Plaza Hotel, Beto Rodríguez, who also grabbed her mobile phone. The incident took place in the city of Iquitos, in northeastern Peru, when the journalist attempted to interview the hotelier about a traffic accident in which he had been involved the previous night.
The journalist went into the hotel’s facilities to interview Rodriguez, who was alleged to have been drunk the night of the accident. He reacted angrily to the journalist’s questions, insulting her and grabbing her mobile phone, which he eventually threw into the hotel’s swimming pool.
The journalist denounced her mistreatment during her radio programme.
