Colombia
Suspects confess motive in journalist's deathPosted Jun 20 2007
Two army employees detained for the June 14 murder of radio journalist Garrid Munoz Tello confessed robbery as their motive, according to Reporters Without Borders. The owner and founder of La Voz del Cinaruco had been critical of local politicians and armed forces in the past, but he was no longer hosting any of the radio station's public affairs or news programs. Reporters Without Borders added that, although Tello was the first Colombian journalist to be murdered since the beginning of 2007, this incident serves as a reminder that Colombia is still extremely dangerous for the press. According to International Freedom of Expression Exchange, Tello's station had been under the interior ministry's journalist protection program.
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