An award-winning journalist in Guatemala has been convicted on legal prices in what human rights observers name yet one more blow to press freedom and democracy within the Central American nation.
José Rubén Zamora, a 66-year-old journalist and newspaper founder, was sentenced to 6 years in jail for cash laundering.
In his closing feedback earlier than the decision on Wednesday, Zamora proclaimed his innocence, saying his rights had been violated through the court docket proceedings.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman stories.
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