One month after the unfortunate crime, the Judiciary issued 18 months of preventive detention against the 16-year-old minor, identified with the initials SJJA, who is accused of being the main author of the murder of journalist Juan Núñez Guevaradirector of the Kamila TV channel. He is also prosecuted for the attempted murder of the brother of the same victim, who was injured during the armed attack that occurred in the Liberteño province of Pacasmayo.
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According to the Supraprovincial Criminal Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Human Rights and Against Terrorism of La Libertad, the aforementioned teenager is investigated for the crime of hitman to the detriment of the journalist and attempted hitman to the detriment of David Núñez, brother of the victim.
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The Prosecutor’s Office reported that it is also investigating Jaime Zelada Paredes, as co-author; and Marcos Lara Cruzado, as an accomplicesince both would have participated in the planning and execution of the crime. “There are elements of conviction that have already been presented,” he said.
During the hearing, it was determined that, on December 6, the minor with the initials SJJA He was traveling as a co-pilot on board the motorcycle that Jaime Zelada was driving at the time they intervened on the victims who were returning from journalistic coverage.
After that, the minor would have taken the opportunity to shoot both brothers on the North Pan-American highway, at the height of the curve called ‘La Barranca’.
Marcos Lara joins them, who appears as an alleged accomplice in planning the journalist’s murder.who founded one of the most active digital media in the province of Pacasmayo.
The Prosecutor’s Office continues to analyze the images from the security cameras of the place; although It is not ruled out that the motive for the crime was coordinated from the El Milagro prison.
“The 18-month measure seeks to ensure the presence of the person under investigation during the development of the investigation and an eventual trial,” said the Public Ministry.
The press under threat
In its annual report, the National Association of Journalists (ANP) warned that by 2025 It was the riskiest year for the union in Peruwith 458 attacks on men and women of the press, including murders, physical attacks, threats, stigmatizing speeches and obstacles to news coverage.
Just last yearfour journalists were murdered by hitmen during the exercise of their work, according to the ANP report. They were Gaston Medina Sotomayordirector of Cadena Sur TV (Ica); Ramiro Raúl Celis Lópezradio host from Iquitos (Loreto); Fernando Nunez Guevaracommunicator from Pacasmayo (La Libertad); and Mitzar Castillejos Tezanoajournalist from Aguaytía (Ucayali).
“The victims developed coverage linked to local complaints, corruption and illicit activities, which increased their level of risk. None of the crimes responded to robberies or accidental events, but to direct reprisals against journalistic work,” responded the ANP.
Unfortunately, the lack of judicial results consolidates a scenario of impunity which exposes regional journalists as the most vulnerable in the country, added the aforementioned association.
