(IFJ/IFEX) – On Saturday 18 December 1999, at 12:35 (local time), journalists Henry Vásquez Limo and Edgar Valladares Orozco were brutally beaten by a group of extremist members of the National Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad Nacional). The incident occurred in the district of Leonardo Ortíz, province of Chiclayo, northern Peru. The journalists were preparing to […]
(IFJ/IFEX) – On Saturday 18 December 1999, at 12:35 (local time), journalists Henry Vásquez Limo and Edgar Valladares Orozco were brutally beaten by a group of extremist members of the National Solidarity Party (Partido Solidaridad Nacional). The incident occurred in the district of Leonardo Ortíz, province of Chiclayo, northern Peru.
The journalists were preparing to cover the launch of Luis Castañeda Lossio’s presidential candidature. Under these circumstances, while in their capacity as correspondents for the television station Frecuencia Latina – Canal 2, they were attacked, and dealt harsh blows to various parts of their bodies. The attackers wrecked a film camera, and seized their credentials, various tools needed for filming, and a cellular phone battery.
The accusation has been made before the political delegation of the Leonardo Ortíz district. Vásquez Limo told the Peruvian National Association of Journalists (Asociacion Nacional de Periodistas del Perú) that the assaulters were motivated by treachery and the personal safety of the aforementioned presidential candidate.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the presidential candidate of the Partido Solidaridad Nacional:
- – protesting the assault on the journalists
Send appeals to the Attorney General and the Ombudsman:
- – urging them to carry out the investigation that will identify the responsible parties and sanction them according to the law
Appeals To
Luis Castañeda Lossio
Presidential Candidate
Partido Solidaridad Nacional
Fax: +51 12 259 410
Miguel Aljovin Swayne
Attorney General
Fax: +51 14 262 474 / 264 620
Jorge Santistevan De Noriega
Ombudsman
Fax: +51 14 266 657 / 267 800
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