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Journalist sentenced to 10 years in Honduras for defamation
Journalist sentenced to 10 years in Honduras for defamation
Mar 15, 9:44 PM EDT
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A court in Honduras has sentenced a television host and ex-legislator to 10 years in prison for defamation of the wife of a prosecutor.
David Romero Ellner is the director of Radio Globo and Globo TV. His sentence was for defaming Sonia Inez Galvez Ferrari, the wife of prosecutor Rigoberto Cuellar.
Romero Ellner will remain free while he appeals the conviction.
On his television show, Romero Ellner said he was targeted for exposing corruption.
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_HONDURAS_JOURNALIST_CONVICTED?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-15-21-44-07
