Édison Alberto Molina
Year: 2013
Nationality: Colombia
Killed by:
Location: Puerto Berrío, Colombia
Press organization: Puerto Berrío Stereo
What's Édison Alberto Molina's story?
Unidentified gunmen shot Molina four times in the face as he washeaded home on his motorcycle from the radio station with his wife, accordingto news reports. His wife was slightly wounded, but Molina died at a localhospital, the reports said. Molina, 40, hosted a Wednesday-nightradio program, called “Consultorio Jurídico” (The Law Office), on community radiostation Puerto Berrío Stereo. Orlando González, director of Puerto BerríoStereo and Molina’s co-host, told CPJ that Molina often used the call-inprogram to accuse the government of corruption. He said Molina had receivedseveral threats in recent months, including a plastic bag filled with blackdirt and unidentified bones that arrived the week before he was killed.
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