EFE Journalists Association of El Salvador (APES) today denounced the death threats made against journalists Radio Victoria, a community station that operates in the Northeast, and the Government promised to investigate.
The rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Apes, Adriana Valle, told Efe that condemn "strongly" the facts, as they are "detrimental to freedom of expression."
Radio Victoria explained that she had to "cease broadcasting" on Thursday due to unknown damaged the station antenna, at which he called on the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of this action, as well as death threats.
For his part, Jose Beltran, a reporter from the station, said a few weeks ago he and Ludwin reporters and Vladimir Iraheta Abarca have received death threats through anonymous letters and text messages to mobile phones.
said the threats, which this week has intensified and spread to other members of the radio, started from the "disappearance of Marcelo Rivera, a social leader of the municipality of San Isidro, 61 miles northeast of San Salvador.
Rivera was a fervent opponent of the construction of a mine for the extraction of precious metals you plan to do in that area, the Canadian company Pacific Rim, but the Salvadoran government has refused to give permits to run this company.
Rivera disappeared on 18 June His body was found twelve days later with signs of torture. Police attributed the crime gangs operating in the area.
"They tell us to shut up, they're going to kill it (by reporting the murder of Rivera)," said the journalist.
"This week, the threats have intensified, and not against three radio reporters, but against the entire staff, have boycotted the antenna," said Beltran.
The journalist met with President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, in the context of a feast to mark the Day of journalism in El Salvador held at the Presidential House. Beltran said
Funes expressed his solidarity and vowed to meet with the police authorities to investigate the threats.
The president, when asked by reporters about the incident, said he would work to "preserve the physical integrity of journalists" and to Radio Victoria "can return" to their operations.
"You have my sympathy and work to bring up the radio," said the president.
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