"Journalist Gonzalo Piña, based in the Ecuadorian city of Loja, said he was threatened and harassed after publishing on June 23 an investigation by Radio Pichincha about the insolvency proceedings involving Jorge Guevara, a lawmaker from National Democratic Action.
Piña told Fundamedios that he also shared the investigation on his Facebook page as part of his reporting. The following day, June 24, he received a phone call from an unidentified person who threatened to physically assault him if he continued publishing information about the lawmaker.
On June 25, Piña received additional intimidating messages from Guevara himself, who challenged the publication."
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Translated with AI assistance and edited by Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera.
