Pain for the death of Chilean journalist Francisca Sandoval. Photo by AFP.
Journalist Francisca Sandoval, who was shot in a march on May 1 on the occasion of Labor Day in Chile, died Thursday, confirmed by Santiago Public Assistance Emergency Hospital, where she was hospitalized.
The 29-year-old chronicler was hospitalized more than 10 days after receiving a bullet hit his face when he was covering the Central Classista de Trabajadores (CTT) march for community media Señal 3 of La Victoria, in the Meiggs neighborhood, in the heart of Santiago.
“Francisca did not leave us. they killed him. With these words we confirm the death of our beloved Fran. We will miss you and we will do everything to find the truth, ”the community channel said on its Twitter account.
For her part, the Minister of Interior and Security, Izkia Siches, also mourned the death of the journalist.
Tears and anger between Sandolval’s colleagues and relatives at the door of Public Assistance Emergency Hospital, Fot EFE
“I am saddened by the death of Francisca, a young journalist who leaves behind a young son. No one comes out to work and hopes something like this will happen. It speaks about the moment the country is going through, and the need to return to a space of greater order ”, he pointed out in radio statements.
As reported last week by the minister, the author of the shooting, and now responsible for Sandoval’s death, was Marcelo Enrique Naranjo, 41 years old.
Naranjo, identified through audiovisual records disseminated on social networks, is currently in preventive detention, after first being charged with the crimes of frustrated homicide, unjustified shooting and illegal possession of weapons.
With Sandoval’s death, defendant’s crimes are expected to change.
According to witnesses and according to audiovisual records, Sandoval shot in the facewho went through the gas mask he was wearing.
On the same Sunday, May 1, Carabineros de Chile arrested two people who were supposed to shoot the protesters that daya Colombian and a Venezuelan.
Sandoval died of a gunshot wound to the face while covering the Labor Day demonstration. Photo EFE
In addition to Sandoval, three other people were injured in the march, one with minor injuries discharged and the other two with moderate injuries who received medical attention.
The death of Sandoval, the first journalist to be assassinated in Chile since democracy returned in 1990, caused a great deal of controversy. The president of the Republic, Gabriel Boricis revealed to have happened.
“Violence is detrimental to democracy and families cannot be restored. Our commitment is to security and justice, and we will not rest on that goal,” the president said.
“My condolences and hugs to the family of Francisca Sandoval, innocent victims of criminals. We will not allow impunity“, the president published through his social networks.
The office of Amnesty International in Chile also mourned his death, which in a statement stressed that the State has a duty to guarantee the protection of “journalists and broadcasters who carry out their informative work in the framework of a public demonstration. ” .
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Source: Clarin
