The organization Reporters without borders He issued a statement through his social networks in which he shows his solidarity with The cartoonist Carlos’ Carlín‘After the threat of a complaint for crime of defamation by the Mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, Due to an illustration of the edition of The Republic on Sunday, February 2.
“Reporter without borders is sympathized with the cartoonist Carlos Tovar “Carlin” and demands the cessation of harassment against him. The mayor of Lima threatened him with a complaint for defamation after a vignette published on February 2 in the Republic, “reads the post in X.
In this image you can see a man with a vest and helmet, who would be a trains operator, telling the mayor of Lima that the cars of the Caltrain company could be to decorate a garden or a restaurant already López Aliaga Answer that you want them to transport passengers, but will say it is a donation.
The cartoon refers to the trains of the company Caltrain that have been controversial due to the high costs of its transfer from the United States to our country to be part of the Lima – Chosica rail project that will connect the Lima Line 2.
Given this, the burgomaster, managed to justify himself insisting that Caltrain trains are a donation and threatened to file a defamation demand, harassing the cartoonist.
“The donation contract signed by Munilima and Caltrain, a trains company of California State, under the knowledge of Usembassyperu is very clear: it is a donation. If they do not rectify and apologize publicly, they will be denounced for crime of aggravated defamation,” the mayor posted.
Rafael López Aliaga: trains would be 40 years old
The so -called “donation” of trains by the American company ‘Caltrain’ to the Municipality of Lima has generated concern due to the high operational cost and the age of the equipment, despite the possible benefits mentioned. The Municipality will invest 24 million dollars in the acquisition of 93 wagons and 20 locomotives manufactured between 1985 and 1987, which were reconditioned between 1998 and 2000.
Although the president of Central Andino Railroad has defended the acquisition, this decision has been questioned by various media and the journalist Rosa María Palacios. She criticized the operation, noting that Caltrain had been looking for a buyer for a while for these trains that were being removed after 40 years of use and that no one else wanted to acquire. “We have to pay transport, 24 million for diesel locomotives,” Palacios said, questioning the viability of this investment.
