The home of the newspaper’s Panamanian journalist The PressRolando Rodríguez, located in the district of San Miguelito, in Panama, was set on fire during the early hours of this Saturday, November 14.
According to the information of the Latin American Center for Journalistic Research (CLIP), A man was recorded on the security camera when he approached the property and, within minutes, a flare broke out that destroyed two cars parked in the garage and affected part of the house.
According to the report, the incident occurred around 2:30 am and was controlled by fire department officials. In the event, neither the journalist nor his wife were injured.
Rolando Rodríguez is part of the journalistic alliance that developed the cross-border investigation NFamily businesses, coordinated by CLIP together with The Press, Transparency Venezuela, Diary of Cuba and the Venezuelan environment Armando.Info.
The work documented the operations of Panamanian businessmen Roberto and Ramón Carretero Napolitano with the government of Nicolás Maduro and, in subsequent installments released between June and July, with the government of Cuba.
«Rodríguez was working this week on a new installment of that investigation, this time on the businesses in Panama of Roberto Carretero, Ramón’s brother. After making the call for the right to reply, the newspaper The Press “This Friday he received a letter signed by the businessman’s lawyer to argue that said publication would affect the honor of his client,” the Latin American Center for Journalistic Investigation (CLIP) published on its website.
With information from The Pitazo
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
Source: talcualdigital.com
