(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 November 2006, photojournalist Martín Alípaz of EFE news agency was assaulted by a group of policemen while he was photographing a police operation to restore the movement of traffic along a stretch of the highway that runs between La Paz and Oruro, following a march by transport vehicle owners protesting against […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 13 November 2006, photojournalist Martín Alípaz of EFE news agency was assaulted by a group of policemen while he was photographing a police operation to restore the movement of traffic along a stretch of the highway that runs between La Paz and Oruro, following a march by transport vehicle owners protesting against licensing fees. The event took place in the Konani region, western Bolivia.
Alípaz told IPYS that the policemen beat him, without any apparent motive, even though he had identified himself as a journalist. They then seized his digital camera and returned it without the memory card. Alípaz sustained minor injuries in the incident.
On 14 November, after the news agency complained to the government, the police returned the card and apologized for the incident.
