(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 January 2006, journalists Raúl Tola and Carola Miranda, as well as editor Alfonso Ego Aguirre, of the “Cuarto Poder” television programme broadcast on América Televisión, were accused of defamation by the mayor of Nuevo Chimbote district, Valentín Fernández Bazán. Fernández filed the complaint at the district’s Penal Court in the city […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 9 January 2006, journalists Raúl Tola and Carola Miranda, as well as editor Alfonso Ego Aguirre, of the “Cuarto Poder” television programme broadcast on América Televisión, were accused of defamation by the mayor of Nuevo Chimbote district, Valentín Fernández Bazán. Fernández filed the complaint at the district’s Penal Court in the city of Chimbote, which is located in the province of Santa, in the northern region of Áncash.
The mayor argued that his honour and reputation were damaged by a TV report aired on 8 January, which stated he had used public resources to fund presidential candidate Alan García’s campaign rallies on 5 and 6 January 2005. Fernández denies the accusations and was given the opportunity to present his point of view during the report.
