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CPJ calls for investigation into beating of Cuban journalist Alberto Corzo

  • Source: CPJ
  • April 11, 2022

"Cuban authorities should thoroughly investigate the recent attack on journalist Alberto Corzo and swiftly bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

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‘We are appalled by the brutal assault on Cuban journalist Alberto Corzo, which suspiciously occurred just minutes after he refused to provide information to the political police on his way to a reporting assignment,’ said Ana Cristina Núñez, CPJ’s Latin America and the Caribbean senior researcher. 'Cuban authorities must conduct a transparent and independent investigation into the attack and bring those responsible to justice.'

[Corzo] was diagnosed with a dislocated clavicle and hospitalized to treat his injuries. Corzo was released from the hospital on April 5. Upon being released, Corzo went to the local police office to file a complaint, but the agent in charge said he could only take a statement. ‘I accuse the regime, the dictatorship, and the political police of being responsible for the this attack I suffered,” the journalist said."

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