Journalist gunned down in southeastern department of Jutiapa (Guatemala)
Journalist gunned down in southeastern department of Jutiapa
Published on Friday 22 March 2013.
Reporters Without Borders and the CERIGUA Journalists Observatory condemn journalist Jaime Napoleón Jarquín Duartes murder on 20 March in Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, in the southeastern department of Jutiapa.
The two partner organizations urge the authorities to carry out a rapid investigation in order to identify those responsible both the perpetrators and the instigators and bring them to justice.
Jarquín, 63, was playing cards on the street with three friends when gunmen got out of a farm vehicle and opened fire, killing the journalist and injuring two of his companions.
Jarquín was a retired schoolteacher who had been writing for the Nuestro Diario newspaper for the past three years. A native of the neighbouring department of Chiquimula, Jarquín had lived for several years in Jutiapa department, where he was known both for his academic work and his journalism. His reporting has caused him a few minor problems
A founder member of the Guatemala Cooperative of Departmental Journalists (COOPEDEGUA), Jarquín had advised several candidates during their successful bids to be elected as municipal councillors.
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http://en.rsf.org/guatemala-journalist-gunned-down-in-22-03-2013,44247.html