Another journalist gunned down in Mexico
July 20, 2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Mexican journalist Abraham Mendoza Mendoza’s murder yesterday in Morelia, the capital of the western state of Michoacán, and urges investigators not to neglect any lead.
A few hours after the 38-year-old Mendoza was gunned down as he walked from a gymnasium to his car, the Michoacán state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it had arrested three suspects and was continuing the investigation.
Mendoza had worked for Voces Radio since 2013 as news director, producer and programme host. He also reported for EXA-Morelia, another local radio station, and hosted programmes on Central TV AM, and Grupo Acir radio, and Vasco de Quiroga University’s Observatorio programme. On social media, he was often outspoken in his criticism of political corruption, both local and federal, but had not reported receiving threats recently.
“With at least three journalists already murdered this year in Mexico, how many more victims will be needed before the authorities finally take bold measures to protect media workers?” asked Emmanuel Colombié, the head of RSF’s Latin America bureau. “The Michoacán prosecutor’s office and local police must conduct an exemplary investigation into Abraham Mendoza’s murder and must not rule out any hypothesis, including a possible link to his journalism.”
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