Peruvian ex-minister charged with journalist's murder
Peruvian ex-minister charged with journalist's murder
March 2015 Last updated at 19:57 ET
A prosecutor in Peru is seeking a 25-year prison term for a former minister accused of ordering the murder of a journalist in November 1988.
Daniel Urresti, a former army general, says he is innocent and the accusation against him is politically motivated.
Hugo Bustios had been investigating human rights abuses in the Peruvian highlands when he was killed.
Two former soldiers were convicted of his murder. One of them accused Mr Urresti of involvement.
Mr Bustios was a correspondent for the national magazine Caretas in the highland town of Huanta, the centre for the guerrilla war between government forces and Shining Path rebels.
He was shot and then killed by a grenade in November 1988 while investigating abuses committed by both sides.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31689001
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Hugo Bustios, conducting an interview.
Hugo Bustios
Hugo Bustíos Patiño (22) después de 14 años vuelve a Erapata, lugar en el que asesinaron a su padre.
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Popular Peru Ex-Minister Charged in Killing of Journalist
LIMA, Peru — Mar 1, 2015, 5:10 PM ET
By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press
A retired army general widely seen as a possible presidential candidate has been formally charged with murdering a prominent journalist 26 years ago during the country's internal conflict, a prosecutor announced.
Luis Landa said in interviews published Sunday by three newspapers that he is seeking a 25-year prison term for former Interior Minister Daniel Urresti based on evidence that, as local army intelligence chief at the time, he was responsible for the murder of Hugo Bustios.
Bustios was a correspondent for the national magazine Caretas in the highland town of Huanta, the epicenter of a brutal dirty war with leftist Shining Path rebels. He was shot and then finished off with a grenade in November 1988 while investigating rights abuses, which were committed by both sides.
Two former soldiers have already been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his killing. One of them, Amador Vidal, earlier accused Urresti of involvement.
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/popular-peru-minister-charged-killing-journalist-29310726
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Peru presidential hopeful charged with murder from Shining Path conflict
Associated Press in Lima
Sunday 1 March 2015 15.53 EST
retired army general who is widely seen as a possible presidential candidate in Peru has been charged with murdering a journalist during the country’s conflicts 26 years ago, a prosecutor announced.
Luis Landa said in interviews published on Sunday by three newspapers that he was seeking a 25-year prison term for former interior minister Daniel Urresti, based on evidence that as local army intelligence chief at the time, he was responsible for the murder of Hugo Bustios.
Bustios was a correspondent for the national magazine Caretas in the highlands town of Huanta. He was shot and finished off with a grenade while investigating human rights abuses in November 1988, a time when the government was trying to stamp out a rebellion by leftist Shining Path guerrillas.
Landa did not return repeated telephone messages left on his cellphone on Sunday. Nor did chief prosecutor Pablo Sanchez.
In Twitter posts, Urresti said he was innocent and called the accusation politically motivated.
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/01/peru-presidential-hopeful-charged-murder-shining-path
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