(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 March 2006, Globovisión journalist Rafael Fuenmayor, RCTV’s Yanitza León and radio RCR’s Adriana Rodríguez, were assaulted by supporters of the National Electoral Council president, Jorge Rodríguez. The journalists were covering Jorge Rodríguez’s declarations in front of about thirty people outside the electoral council’s premises. When he finished speaking, the protesters approached […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 March 2006, Globovisión journalist Rafael Fuenmayor, RCTV’s Yanitza León and radio RCR’s Adriana Rodríguez, were assaulted by supporters of the National Electoral Council president, Jorge Rodríguez.
The journalists were covering Jorge Rodríguez’s declarations in front of about thirty people outside the electoral council’s premises. When he finished speaking, the protesters approached the journalists and insulted and hit them for no clear reason.
León stated to IPYS that she and Adriana Rodríguez were pushed around and kicked, while Fuenmayor was hit in the face and neck.
