Colombia takes intimidation of press to a whole new level by Adriaan Alsema October 21, 2020
by Adriaan Alsema October 21, 2020
Colombia’s prosecution has taken the intimidation of press to a whole new level after announcing it would seek criminal charges against a whistleblower and raid the country’s press freedom foundation.
The prosecution’s surprise move is a response to the publication of evidence that the former public television director, Juan Pablo Bieri, sought to censor a TV host for criticizing far-right President Ivan Duque.
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The prosecution’s move is the latest in a series of Colombia’s increasingly authoritarian government to intimidate the press as evidence of corruption and ties to organized crime keep piling up.
While these investigations appear to go nowhere, the prosecution has reported progress in criminal investigations against government officials who either discovered of reported alleged corruption, abuse of power and other irregularities of the Duque administration and the president’s far-right Democratic Center party.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombia-takes-intimidation-of-press-to-a-whole-new-level/
