2 June 1999

Alert

APRODEV's representative is summoned by court for the third time


Incident details

Héctor Ricardo Faisal Fracalossi

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(IPYS/IFEX) - The legal representative of the Association for the Defense of
the Truth (Asociacion Pro Defensa de la Verdad, APRODEV), Argentinian
citizen Héctor Ricardo Faisal Fracalossi, was summoned by provisional judge
Arturo Vílchez Requejo to appear in front of the 20th Lima Criminal Court on
9 June 1999, and was warned that he could be taken there by force.





**Updates IFEX alerts of 28 May, 21 May, 17 May, 20 April and 8 April 1999
and 2 December 1998**

Faisal has to respond to charges that he has been posting articles on the
Association's Internet page, defaming and maligning the editor of "La
República" newspaper, Gustavo Mohme Llona, the newspaper's investigative
journalists, Ángel Páez, Fernando Rospigliosi and Edmundo Cruz, journalists
Cecilia Valenzuela and Luis Iberico, and businessman Baruch Ivcher.

Faisal failed to respond to the previous two subpoenas. If he fails to
appear again, the judge could choose to order the police to locate him,
capture him and bring him to court to testify.

APRODEV's counsel is currently embroiled in other cases in addition to the
one the 20th Criminal Court is dealing with. There are two cases pending
investigation by the 47th and 16th Courts, on charges brought forth by
Ivcher, Iberico and Valenzuela; and by member of congress Javier Diez
Canseco. Furthermore, a request for Faisal's extradition, accusing him of
having threatened and coerced various persons, was presented to the 41st
Argentinian National Criminal Court. Finally, INTERPOL has been searching
for Faisal for at least nine months, according to information published in
the 1 June edition of a local newspaper.





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Updates to this story

Appeals Court confirms absolution of alleged defamer of independent journalists 13 October 1999 Unexpected replacement of judges presiding over Faisal case 22 September 1999 Journalists appeal decision absolving APRODEV's legal representative 13 August 1999 IPYS denounces acquittal of defamer of journalists 10 August 1999 Judge absolves Hector Faisal 5 August 1999

More on this case

Police capture Argentine fugitive who created a web page to defame journalists and politicians opposed to former president Fujimori 5 December 2001 New attack against independent press 1 June 1999 "La República" editor threatened with slander charge 28 May 1999 Judge repeals previous ruling on the APRODEV case 21 May 1999 Court decides that APRODEV's Internet page must be removed 17 May 1999 Renewed attacks against the director of "La República" 30 April 1999 Journalists denounce APRODEV's legal representative 20 April 1999 Internet campaign against journalists and politicians continues 8 April 1999 Campaign against journalists and politicians taken to Internet 2 December 1998

At a glance

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Key reports and information
  • Midyear Meeting Report 2012: Peru

    Journalists attacked for revealing that "police had been extorting smugglers and drug traffickers who operate in the border area between Peru and Bolivia"

    Inter American Press Association 23 April 2012

  • Press Freedom Index 2011-2012: Peru

    "Peru, notorious for the frequency of attacks on the press"

    Reporters Without Borders 26 January 2012

  • World Report 2012: Peru

    Government introduces legislation to decriminalise defamation

    Human Rights Watch 23 January 2012

 
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