Claim

Claim 762

CPJ told President Fujimori it believed the citizenship revocation was taken in direct reprisal for Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2's investigative reports, including stories that implicated Peru's intelligence services in wiretapping journalists and members of the opposition.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: CPJ told President Fujimori it believed the citizenship revocation was taken in direct reprisal for Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2's investigative reports, including stories that implicated Peru's intelligence services in wiretapping journalists and members of the opposition.
Field: stated_justification
Value: CPJ called action reprisal for reporting
About: incident 1997-pe-ivcher-stripped-of-citizenship
Source: Peru: CPJ protests arrest of former television station shareholder
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1999-06

Quotation from the source

we believe this action was taken in direct reprisal for investigative reports of Frecuencia Latina-Canal 2, including stories that implicated Peru's intelligence services in the wiretapping of journalists and members of the opposition.