By: Ezequiel Flores Contreras |
Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat
Journalist Francisco
Pacheco Beltrán was assassinated Monday morning in the city of Taxco, in the
northern part of the state of Guerrero.
The violent incident
occurred around 06:30 hours on Monday, when Pacheco Beltrán left his home,
located on Tlalchichilpa Street in
the neighborhood 20 de Noviembre, and
was attacked by gunmen, according to an official report.
The 55 year old
journalist and brother of Eric Pacheco, a correspondent for Proceso in Querétaro, died by the
severity of his injuries while being treated by emergency workers in the place
where the attack occurred.
Francisco Pacheco was a
longtime journalist and had a legacy in the state, he was currently the editor
for the newspaper El foro de Taxco and
worked as a correspondent for a newspaper that is published in Acapulco as well as a radio station in
the capital.
During the early hours
of Monday, he was very active in social networks documenting and disseminating
the violent events that occurred this weekend in the port of Acapulco, as part
of his journalistic work.
The crime of the Taxco
journalist registers in a context of extreme violence in the state that has
been minimized by the authorities, among them PRI governor Héctor Astudillo
Flores, who recently asked reporters to take a pact of silence and not spread
news about the reality that Guerrero is suffering through.
Source: Proceso
Killed in Familia territory for reporting on CIDA? Or was he in trouble for the numerous local crime stories published in el foro de taxco? So many questions surrounding this case...
ReplyDeleteAnother sad story, may he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteWhen the PRI Governor tells u to do a pact of silence on reporting, it's time to pack your things and leave the country.
ReplyDeleteRespect 4 Truth
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