By Dean Graber
Security Minister Óscar Álvarez offered $5,200 for information that helps to capture the killers of five journalists and other crimes against prosecutors, judges, and attorneys, La Tribuna reports.
According to Álvarez, the shootings deaths of five journalists in March could be related to drug trafficking or private situations. “There are no indications that the assassinations are linked to political situations," the minister says, as quoted by La Prensa.
The attorney general said the presidents of the three branches of government have ordered the investigation and punishment of those responsible, Proceso Digital adds.
Note from the editor: This story was originally published by the Knight Center’s blog Journalism in the Americas, the predecessor of LatAm Journalism Review.
