He attacked him while an operation was being carried out against migrants crossing through Tapachula.
This past Thursday, April 28, the reporter and correspondent in Chiapas, Pedro Gerardo Lopezdenounced that an escort of a delegate from the National Migration Institute (INM) attacked him while an operation was being carried out against migrants that crossed through Tapachula.
INM escort attacks reporter in Chiapas
Through social networks, specifically through your account. Twitterthe reporter and correspondent in Chiapas, Pedro Gerardo López, denounced that an escort of an INM delegate who was in Tapachulaassaulted him during a operative.
It was through a video that he shared in which he showed the escort aggression of the delegate, while an operation was carried out against migrants who crossed through this part of the state of Chiapas.
What is seen in the video shared by the correspondent?
In the one-minute recording you can see that the correspondent only did his jobrecorded the actions of the National Migration Institute and tries to get closer to to ask something to the delegate about the operation that they are carrying out.
And yes, while the reporter recorded and begins to question to the official, an escort from the INM delegate comes over and pushes him, which causes the fall of Pedro Gerardo. Immediately, someone tries to help him up and instead of support himthe escort still points out that walk away.
Despite the incident, the reporter tried to continue doing his job, while the delegate and her escorts began to walk away of the place without answering anything about the operation against migrants that crossed through Tapachula, Chiapas.
So far, the Migration’s national institute it only reported that it gave a hearing to the Internal Control Body for the aggression of a Federal Immigration Agent against a journalist in Chiapas, “so that it determines what is appropriate.”