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Peruvian police violently detain journalist covering eviction

"Agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) violently detained journalist Marcelino Humberto Felipa Sebastián, who works for the digital media Chinchanito TV. The incident occurred while the journalist was covering an eviction case in the district of Alto Larán, Chincha, in the region of Ica.

It should be noted that the police officers said they detained the journalist for "rebelling against authority." In addition to this, the man did not "properly identify himself."

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On social networks such as X (formerly known as Twitter) images captured by a local resident have been posted, where it can be seen how the police jump on the journalist, who is lying on the ground."

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