A 13-year-old girl is investigated in Cerro Largo for the death threats against journalist Silvia Techeraas reported by MVD Noticias and confirmed The Observer with the victim and police sources.
Techera received two death threats on Wednesday via Facebook. one in the morning in which he is claimed for information he gave regarding a police case and the second It came from the same account of that social network in the early hours of Thursday and also pointed to the journalist’s environment.
Both threats, according to a police source, they were sent by a 13-year-old girl and the reason would be the police car chase a group of people in Rio Branco and that the reporter posted on her Facebook account.
The fountain ruled out that the threats were linked to criminal gangs who published videos with cross threats this Tuesday in Rivera, about which Techera made a report for Underlined (channel 10), where he is a correspondent.
The first threat she received, she says: “Good morning Silvia Techera, it was to warn you to take care of yourself in the street because your hours are numbered, if you want to take it as a threat, I tell you as a warning, I am going to sink your head shot in the street, I know where you live, declare yourself dead for the simple reason that you published in your death a publication talking about any shit about a person that you shouldn’t get involved with and calling him a criminal bandit, delinquent and murderer. You are a worthless journalist. Remember to take care of yourself in the street and lock the door well (sic)”, reads the letter.“This is the first time a threat of this severity has occurred.”, Techera told El Observador. And he added: “It is the most shocking thing. It also shocks because it is not known where it comes from since it is from anonymity.
The journalist received the support of the Uruguayan Press Association and the Ministry of the Interior set up a guard to protect her.
The communicator valued the work of the Police and said that she feels “calm”. “I feel safe, I do not feel insecure driving in Melo or workingI just think it’s a serious threat and I want it investigated,” he said.
