Colombian radio journalist shot dead
Colombian radio journalist shot dead
Posted by
Roy Greenslade
Monday 5 August 2013 03.31 EDT theguardian.com
Police in Colombia are trying to establish whether the murder of radio station manager Jesús Nadin Gómez García was related to his journalistic work or a robbery.
Gómez, manager of Radio Guadalajara, died after being shot twice in the face by two men as he entered his station's offices in the city of Buga, in the Valle del Cauca department, on 29 July.
Just before the murder, Gómez made a substantial withdrawal of money at a bank. But his regular programme was a forum for residents to voice critical opinions and complaints.
In a separate incident on 27 July, Agencia de Prensa Rural (Rural Press Agency) reported that Fred Nuñez, a journalist at Colectivo Brecha, was seriously injured while covering a protest in the city of Tibú. He was allegedly struck by a stun grenade thrown by riot police.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/aug/05/journalist-safety-colombia
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