© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he speaks after attending a march with supporters to mark his fourth yr in workplace, in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday condemned an obvious assassination try on a outstanding information anchor and critic of the president who stated assailants had opened fireplace on him whereas he was driving his automobile.
Tv and radio presenter Ciro Gomez Leyva stated on Twitter two unidentified individuals on a motorbike had shot at him round 200 meters (660 ft) from his residence on Thursday night time, and shared pictures of bullet impacts on the car.
Due to the car’s armor, he was nonetheless alive, he stated. Gomez was again on the air on his morning radio present on Friday.
Lopez Obrador, who has repeatedly lambasted Gomez and different outstanding journalists crucial of his insurance policies, opened his day by day morning convention by denouncing the assault.
“He is a journalist, a human being, however he is additionally a frontrunner of public opinion. Hurting a determine like Ciro creates plenty of political instability,” Lopez Obrador stated.
On Wednesday, Gomez was singled out for criticism throughout an everyday part of the information convention devoted to figuring out what Lopez Obrador calls the media’s “lies of the week”.
“Think about when you simply listened to Ciro or Loret de Mola or Sarmiento,” Lopez Obrador stated, naming him and different main journalists. “It is even dangerous to your well being, I imply when you hearken to them quite a bit, you might even develop a mind tumor.”
Mexico is the world’s most harmful nation for journalists, in response to a report printed Wednesday by media watchdog Reporters With out Borders.
The report recognized 11 killings of media professionals this yr, although different teams have documented the next quantity.
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