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Former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor shot dead in Guatemala City
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Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English and Democracy Now! report that Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor and lawyer, was shot dead on Saturday at a sports centre in Guatemala City. Al Jazeera, citing the Public Prosecutor’s Office, reports that another man, Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro, also died. Al Jazeera reports that police said they arrested two men and seized a firearm and a motorcycle. President Bernardo Arévalo condemned the attack, according to Al Jazeera. Democracy Now! reports that Solórzano Foppa had worked on cases against powerful politicians and business figures. Bloomberg says the killing has renewed concern about the safety of justice officials who take on powerful political and criminal interests in the country.
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Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, a former anti-corruption prosecutor and lawyer, was shot dead in Guatemala City.
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- Democracy Now!
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- Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English
The shooting took place on Saturday at a sports centre in Guatemala City, and another man was also killed.
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- Democracy Now!
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- Al Jazeera English
The Public Prosecutor’s Office named the other dead man as Gustavo Adolfo Aguilar Gamarro.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
Police said they arrested two men and seized a firearm and a motorcycle in connection with the killing.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
President Bernardo Arévalo condemned the attack.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
Solórzano Foppa had led cases against powerful politicians, business leaders and companies, including work at the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the tax authority.
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- Democracy Now!
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All three outlets, all on the left side, report that former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot dead in Guatemala City, with Democracy Now! alone calling it an assassination.
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Left-side outlets lead with the victim’s former role and a plain verb such as killed or shot dead; Democracy Now! alone calls it an assassination and leads with his prominence as a lawyer.
Guatemalan Former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Killed in Capital
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AssassinatedMore neutral: killed
The word asserts a targeted political killing that the reports do not establish, while the other outlets describe the death as a shooting.
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa: Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer in Guatemala Assassinated
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- the safety of justice officials
- arrests and the president’s condemnation
- threat to freedom of expression
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- Democracy Now!Far Left
Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa: Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer in Guatemala Loaded verb“Assassinated”The word asserts a targeted political killing that the reports do not establish, while the other outlets describe the death as a shooting.More neutral: killedDisagree with this highlight?
The prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was fatally shot along with another man on Saturday at a sports center in Guatemala City. …
Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre
Guatemalan police say they arrested two men in connection with the killing of Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa.
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Guatemalan Former Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Killed in Capital
Former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot dead in Guatemala City, reviving concern over the safety of the justice officials who take on powerful political and criminal interests in the country.
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Bloomberg, Oct 17, 6:14 PM EDT
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- BloombergLeftOct 17, 6:14 PM EDT
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 18, 1:53 AM EDT
- Democracy Now!Far LeftOct 19, 8:52 AM EDT
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