A journalist was murdered along with his father this Monday in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in which It would be the fifth homicide registered in the country against communication workers.
International organizations condemned the act, and urged the government to carry out a pertinent investigation that would allow the respective sanctions to be imposed on those responsible.
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Edwin Joshua Andino, 23 years old, who worked in the channel The TV Tribuneit was murdered by men wearing clothing similar to the country’s military police.
The subjects would have entered the victim’s house by force to get him out and, later, commit the crime. homicideexplained the National Police.
The hypothesis is handled that the fact is the product of organized crime planning
“The hypothesis is that the event is the product of organized crime planning (…) they wore the tape intended to cover their mouths” and “with cameras located in the sector, it was possible to follow up on the possible perpetrators who fled in a vehicle”, later found in an abandoned house, the National Police added in a statement.
The Office of United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (Oacnudh) and the Commissioner of Human Rights in Honduras, Blanca Izaguirre, condemned the murder on Monday and asked the State to carry out a prompt and effective investigation.
“The Office urges the authorities to carry out a prompt, exhaustive and independent investigation that includes the journalistic work of Mr. Andino among its lines of investigation and establishes specific sanctions for those responsible for the material and intellectual causes of the case,” said the OHCHR in a message On twitter.
1/3 #OHCHR condemns the murder of journalist Edwin Andino Canaca and his father Edwin Andino Amador, which occurred on 10.10.22, who were attacked with a firearm by unknown persons near their home in Comayagüela, FM.
— OHCHR Honduras (@OACNUDHHHN) October 11, 2022
Likewise, the OHCHR expressed its willingness to provide support to the authorities of Honduras in its search for and implementation of measures to protect those who practice journalism and human rights defenders.
Two teams from the Police Investigations Directorate have been assigned to clarify these crimes and find those responsible.
The National Police indicated that they have followed up and found “supposed evidence in an abandoned property” in the extreme north of Tegucigalpa, where they located two vehicles, one of them allegedly used in the incident.
At least 95 people linked to the media, including journalists, social communicators and owners, have died violently in Honduras between 2001 and 2022, according to data from the state Human Rights Commissioner (Conadeh) in the country.
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*With information from EFE and AFP.
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