"Sports journalist Julio Ibáñez and cameraman Daniel García—both employees of Televisa’s TUDN network—were released by South African authorities after being detained for more than two months.
Both journalists were arrested on March 18 while carrying out their work, specifically for flying a drone in a restricted area as part of their coverage of the 2026 World Cup. However, South African authorities accused them of espionage and terrorism—charges that were dismissed by a judge last week.
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Julio Ibáñez—known in sports circles as 'El Profe'—and Daniel García were under a precautionary measure of conditional release, including travel restrictions, in the African nation. Only one final court appearance remained pending for this June 2; however, they have now received their documents to return to Mexico, the television network reported."
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This text was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
