Mayoral candidate Luis Cáceres Velásquez in the Peruvian city of Arequipa cussed at and then punched the face of radio reporter Huber Ocsa Llacasi, knocking his glasses off, after the journalist asked Cáceres why he did not leave an event that he was not invited to, reports Correo.
The entire confrontation was taped and aired on La Ribereña, the station where Ocsa works.
According to the newspaper, Cáceres has not apologized, and Ocsa is working with the National Association of Journalists to file a complaint.
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.
