The
large family of Mexican radio anchorman Juan Martínez Gil gathered around his
coffin in the intense tropical heat of
Juan Martínez was the star of the afternoon newscast on W Radio in
The
immediate suspicion in
Journalists
impose self-censorship to keep themselves alive. The reporters at Martínez's funeral
wondered what could have done and, more than that, what the government is going
to do now to investigate the crime. Journalists in
No proof of that has emerged. In fact, there were many government officials who came to Martínez's wake--state political leaders, state governmental officials. The governor proclaimed he lamented the death and instructed the state prosecutor to proceed with all his powers in the investigation. The state prosecutor said, judging from the wounds, the murder could have been committed by paid killers hired by individuals or by members of organized crime. And that the investigation could take a long time.
Mike O'Connor is CPJ's representative in Mexico.
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Is this really possible in Acapulco? I could believe this in several 3rd world countries but I wouldn't believe it in Mexico especially with media and in a place like that. I still have beautiful pictures of it in my digital picture frame on my desk.
ashley