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A Mexican journalist covering drug trafficking, Miguel Angel Beltran, was murdered, with a message left next to his body accusing him of spreading false accusations. His death highlights the ongoing violence and impunity faced by journalists in Mexico, especially those reporting on drug cartels.
Former Peruvian presidential candidate, Daniel Urresti, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for his role in the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos in 1988. Urresti, then a military intelligence army officer, was found to have taken part in the ambush and murder of Bustíos, who was investigating human rights abuses during the country's civil conflict. The judges ruled that the murder was premeditated. Urresti's lawyers said they would appeal the verdict.
Former Peruvian interior minister, Daniel Urresti, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for his complicity in the 1988 murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos, who investigated human rights abuses. The court ruled that Urresti, who was a military intelligence officer at the time, took part in the ambush and murder of Mr Bustíos. Witnesses said men in plain clothes placed explosives on Mr Bustíos and detonated them, killing him instantly. The attack was initially blamed on the Maoist Shining Path group, but eyewitnesses said it had been carried out by the army.