They murder a journalist in Quintana Roo

Journalist José Guadalupe Chan Dzib was shot dead Friday night in the Mayan city of Puerto Felipe Carrillo, said today the Attorney General of Quintana Roo.

The prosecution informed by a statement that he was investigating the homicide, was held in a bar in the city, to establish the paternity of the murder.

Early reports from the forensic unit determined that the cause of death was gunshot wounds.

At the moment, the prosecutor's office has not advanced details so as not to impede the progress of the investigation, in which it will be necessary to clarify whether the motive of the murder is related to the journalistic work from Chan Dzib.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico ( UN-DH ) condemned the assassination of Chan Dzib and has called on the authorities to conduct a thorough and rapid investigation to find his killers [1]. 9659003] ONH-DH claimed to have received information that Chan Dzib had received threats in recent weeks, which he reported to the authorities without taking any measures to protect them.

Chan Dzib was known in the region for being a contributor in several print media and currently served as a reporter for the digital media source Playa News, headquartered in Playa del Carmen.

By a statement, the National Human Rights Commission condemned the facts

He indicated that the agency is already in contact with the media representatives in which Chan Dzib worked to make the corresponding arrangements before the National Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists.

The Commission received four complaints relating to complaints lodged against journalists by officials, On the other hand, the state government of Quintana Roo lamented the murder of the journalist, reiterated his respect for freedom of expression and approved his commitment to fight violence and thus "recover the lost tranquility". "

In addition, the governor of the entity, Carlos Joaquin González, asked the Attorney General's office for a" thorough investigation. " "

With Chan Dzib, the number of journalists murdered in 2018 rises to seven in As the current president of the country, Enrique Peña Nieto, came to power in 2012, at least 44 Mexican communicators lost the life in attacks that could be related to their journalistic activity.

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