CPJ calls for release of José Rubén Zamora after Guatemala judge orders the journalist back to jail - Committee to Protect Journalists

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By Merlín Delcid, CNN en Español Businessman and journalist Jose Rubén Zamora returned to prison on Monday after the Second Multi-Personal Criminal Court of First Instance complied with the order of the Third Appeals Chamber that suspended his conditional release, following an appeal filed by the Public Ministry that argued, among other reasons, risk of flight. “I must comply and abide by it,” said Judge Erick García during the hearing to revoke…

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CPJ calls for release of José Rubén Zamora after Guatemala judge orders the journalist back to jail - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists denounces Monday’s court ruling to revoke the house arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora and send him back to prison. “The decision to return journalist José Rubén Zamora to prison is a blatant act of judicial persecution. This case represents a dangerous escalation in the repression of independent journalism,”...

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Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, founder and president of the late newspaper ElPeriódico, will return to prison after the judge in charge of his case complied with the order of a higher judicial chamber that ordered the removal of his house arrest.

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Guatemala returns newspaper founder to jail in a case decried by advocates

Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora has been returned to jail after an appellate court sided with prosecutors and withdrew his house arrest

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Guatemala judge orders journalist Zamora back to prison

GUATEMALA CITY - A Guatemalan judge ordered prominent journalist Jose Zamora back to jail on Monday in a case that stems from money laundering charges he has dismissed as a political persecution. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An appeals chamber in Guatemala decided on Monday to send journalist José Rubén Zamora back to prison, who has already spent more than 800 days in prison without conviction and is recognized for his allegations of corruption cases in previous governments.