RWB condemns murder of press photographer

Apr 6
Reporters Without Borders (RWB), an organization devoted to press freedom, regretted Thursday the murder of Venezuelan press photographer Jorge Aguirre, 60, who died Wednesday in Caracas during coverage of a demonstration against insecurity, AFP reported.

RWB, based in Paris, recalled in a press release that Aguirre, of daily newspaper El Mundo, was shot dead by a presumed police officer during a demonstration to repudiate the crime of Faddoul brothers, who were kidnapped and subsequently murdered along with their driver.

Aguirre was shot in the chest when he tried to take a picture of the alleged police officer who intercepted his vehicle. He managed to capture the image of the murder fleeing and on his back after shooting him.

According to RWB, the Venezuelan media is "paying dearly for the violent climate" in the country.

Additionally, the organization stressed that the police is involved in many crimes and praised the sweeping of the official corps intended by the government.