Honduran news man found dead

[Judi Lynn]

Honduran news man found dead
May 16 2012 at 04:22pm
By SAPA

Tegucigalpa, Honduras -

The news director for one of Honduras' most important radio stations has been found dead, nearly a week after he was kidnapped.

Security Ministry spokesman Hector Ivan Mejilla says that Alfredo Villatoro was found dead Tuesday in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa.

Mejilla says Villatoro was found shot in the head and dressed in the uniform of an elite police force for unknown reasons. He had been in civilian clothing when seized on May 9. Mejilla and police both say the case appears to have started as a kidnapping. A ransom demand apparently was sent.

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The government human rights agency says 22 journalists have been killed in Honduras since the start of 2010. - Sapa-AP

http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/honduran-news-man-found-dead-1.1298229

[Eugene]

1. Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs

Source: Reuters

Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs

By Gustavo Palencia

TEGUCIGALPA | Wed May 16, 2012 6:17pm EDT

(Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the country's security minister said on Wednesday.

Alfredo Villatoro, a well-known media personality, was found shot in the head on Tuesday a week after being kidnapped, the latest attack on the media in the violent Central American nation.

The attack on Villatoro comes as police have stepped up arrests of traffickers and prosecutors have pushed for extraditions

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-honduras-journalist-idUSBRE84F1F120120516