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Link to: Congress accepts recommendation for the regulation of protection of sources, telephone tapping investigation report

Congress accepts recommendation for the regulation of protection of sources, telephone tapping investigation report

(IPYS/IFEX) – On 28 May 1999, Congress accepted the recommendations of a report put forward by the Defense Committee, presided by member of congress Martha Chávez and which investigated cases of telephone tapping against politicians, businesspersons and journalists. The surprising decision was made at 3 a.m. (local time), an unusual hour when only the members […]

Link to: Journalist prevented from being hired by media

Journalist prevented from being hired by media

(IPYS/IFEX) – A decision of the 7th Lima Civil Court is effectively preventing Nicolás Lúcar, journalist and former director of the “La Revista Dominical” programme, from ever again working for another station. Lúcar was ordered to pay US$2 million to the station which employed him until his resignation a few weeks ago. Any station that […]

Link to: “La República” editor threatened with slander charge

“La República” editor threatened with slander charge

(IFJ/IFEX) – Judge Juan Vera Abregú of the 47th Criminal Court said that in the next few days Gustavo Mohme Llona, editor of the “La República” newspaper, would be charged for slander. Vera Abregú is presiding over one of the three current cases against Héctor Faisal Fracalossi, legal representative of the “Association for the Defense […]

Link to: Ivcher and his family are asked to report to court

Ivcher and his family are asked to report to court

(IFJ/IFEX) – Baruch Ivcher Bronstein, his wife Neomy Even and their daughter Michal Ivcher have been called to appear before the Court specializing in Taxation and Customs Offences, presided by judge Nicolás Trujillo Lopez. The Ivchers, who own the Productos Paraíso del Perú company, were summoned to provide information on their assets, which may be […]

Link to: Trial of the accussed of assassinating Piuran journalists begins

Trial of the accussed of assassinating Piuran journalists begins

(IFJ/IFEX) – On 18 May 1999, at 12:00 p.m. (local time), a Piura Criminal Court, presided by judge Jorge Diaz Campos, began to hear the case involving the assassination of journalists Isabel Chumpitaz Panta and José Amaya Jacinto. **Updates IFEX alerts of 6 May 1999, 18 June, 15 April and 8 April 1998** Only nine […]

Link to: Judge repeals previous ruling on the APRODEV case

Judge repeals previous ruling on the APRODEV case

(IPYS/IFEX) – Judge Vera Abregú, of the 20th Lima Criminal Court, has illegally repealed that same chamber’s 11 May 1999 ruling ordering Ricardo Faisal, an Argentinian citizen and legal representative of the Association for the Defense of the Truth (Asociacion Pro Defensa de la Verdad, APRODEV), to remove articles defaming independent journalists from APRODEV’s web […]

Link to: Investigation of Ricardo Gangeme’s assassination focusing on his private life

Investigation of Ricardo Gangeme’s assassination focusing on his private life

(Periodistas/IFEX) – The investigation of press businessman Ricardo Gangeme’s death is distancing itself from his journalistic work and becoming more focused on his private life. Gangeme was assassinated on Thursday, 13 May 1999 in the city of Trelew, in southern Argentina. **Updates IFEX alerts of 17 May, 14 May and 13 May 1999; for background […]

Link to: Hearing date set for Canadian journalist

Hearing date set for Canadian journalist

(CJFE/IFEX) – On 17 May 1999, the Malaysian Court of Appeals began hearing the appeal of the convictions against Canadian journalist Murray Hiebert. The judges hearing the case are Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Lamin Yunus, Datuk Ahmad Rairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim and Denis Ong. Hiebert’s bail has been set at RM250,000 (approx. US$65,790). […]

Link to: Journalist sentenced for “contempt”

Journalist sentenced for “contempt”

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is protesting Manuel Antonio González Castellanos’ sentence. **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 March 1999, 16 October and 6 October 1998** According to RSF’s information, on 6 May 1999, González was sentenced by the San Germán municipal court (Holguín province) to two years and seven months in prison for “contempt” of President Fidel […]

Link to: CPJ expresses sorrow over murder of journalist

CPJ expresses sorrow over murder of journalist

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is expressing its sorrow over the 13 May 1999 murder of Ricardo Gangeme, publisher and editor of the weekly magazine “El Informador Chubutense”, in the town of Trelew, Chubut Province. CPJ hopes that the investigation will soon reach a successful conclusion. **Updates IFEX alerts of 14 and 13 May 1999** At 1:28 […]

Link to: Court decides that APRODEV’s Internet page must be removed

Court decides that APRODEV’s Internet page must be removed

(IPYS/IFEX) – The following is a 14 May 1999 IPYS press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 20 April, 8 April 1999 and 2 December 1998** Greta Inaya, of the Lima 2nd Criminal Court and Antonia Saquicuray, of the Lima 47th Criminal Court, made rulings for the plaintiffs in an aggravated defamation case presented by a […]

Link to: Police enters into radio stations in Rioja and Nueva Cajamarca

Police enters into radio stations in Rioja and Nueva Cajamarca

(IPYS/IFEX) – Officers of the Peruvian National Police have been visiting radio stations, particularly those that produce news programmes, in two towns in the department of San Martín. Without having any warrant for doing so, they have been asking the managers personal information about the news stations’ owners and employees, and have been particularly interested […]

Link to: Journalist killed, others to be tried

Journalist killed, others to be tried

(Periodistas/IFEX) – The following is a 13 May 1999 Periodistas press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 13 May 1999** PRESS RELEASE BUENOS AIRES, 13 MAY 1999. FATAL ATTACK AGAINST THE PRESS The association PERIODISTAS is condemning the assassination of a journalist which occurred today at 1:25 a.m. in the city of Trelew, and is expressing […]

Link to: Journalist sentenced

Journalist sentenced

(IFJ/IFEX) – On 12 May 1999, journalist Miguel Moscoso Moscoso was given a one-year suspended prison sentence. Moscoso, who is the former press advisor to the Human Rights and Pacification Congressional Committee, had been charged with defamation causing injury to parliamentary member for the government party, Anselmo Revilla. In October 1998, Revilla was accused by […]

Link to: Journalist threatened

Journalist threatened

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is expressing its deep concern for the safety of Jesús Barraza, editor of the weekly magazine “Pulso” in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora State. On 4 May 1999, at 9 p.m., as Barraza was leaving the “Pulso” offices, a well-dressed man walked up to him, and told him that Albino Quintero Meraz, […]

Link to: Public Ministry shelves investigation

Public Ministry shelves investigation

(IFJ/IFEX) – The Public Ministry shelved the investigation it was carrying out on journalists Jaime Meza Tello, director of the “Informacion al Día” news programme, which is transmitted by Radio Difusora Solar in Cerro de Pasco, and Luis Barba Ascanoa, director of the “El Reportero” programme on Radio Frecuencia 101 and correspondent for Radio Programas […]