Journalist assassinated in southwestern Colombia

Journalist assassinated in southwestern Colombia
posted by Adriaan Alsema
May 11, 2013



A journalist from a local radio station in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali was assassinated Friday, further exposing the delicate security situation of local journalists.

According to reports, Alberto Lazaro del Valle was fatally shot while leaving work at Radio Cadena, a franchise of nationwide local radio stations he managed. Two men reportedly opened fire on the journalist after which they fled in a taxi.

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Del Valle had been a journalist in Cali for the past 30 years and, according to national newspaper El Tiempo, was “one of the best voices of Cali.” Colombian press freedom foundation FLIP said there had been no records of threats against the journalist.

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The homicide happened less than 10 days after a failed assassination attempt of one of Colombia’s most renowned investigative reporters in central Colombia and less than a week after death threats were sent to eight journalists in the north of the country.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/journalist-assassinated-in-southwestern-colombia/