GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — José Rubén Zamora has spent nearly two years locked in a dark 16- by 13-foot cell in a Guatemalan prison, allowed only one hour a day in the sunlight.
The journalist’s money laundering conviction was tossed out, and last week a judge finally ordered his conditional release to await a new trial. But the 67-year-old founder of the newspaper El Periodico never made it out. Two more cases against him include detention orders.
In a jail house interview Tuesday, Zamora told The Associated Press that he had heard he would be arrested in July 2022 a week before agents came for him. But, he said, “it never crossed my mind to flee. I have to face justice because I can defend myself, because I am innocent.”
International press freedom organizations have labeled Zamora’s arrest and detention a political prosecution. Zamora concurs. He contends his legal problems were engineered by former President Alejandro Giammattei, who appeared many times in the pages of El Periodico accused of corruption.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to RwandaMICHAEL MOSLEY: How ultraNo need to guess: Mom knows best what she wants for Mother's DayZimbabwe’s ZiG is the world’s newest currencyTennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in EnglandHow AI is facing its 'Oppenheimer moment'I surrender! French DWatch where you're going! HeartRebel Wilson stuns in a red lace dress as she attends The Almond And The Seahorse premiereNo need to guess: Mom knows best what she wants for Mother's Day
3.1818s , 6498.109375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Jailed Guatemalan journalist to AP: 'I can defend myself, because I am innocent' ,Stellar Stories news portal