Writing/Quadratín Quintana Roo
Mexico City, August 16, 2023. – Héctor Valdez Hernández, a journalist imprisoned in Mexico City since November 2020, accused of revenge against Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez Criticized by the Quintana Roo state government under Carlos Joaquín González for false crimes and tortured twice in prison Los Angeles News Agency president Guadalupe Lizarraga reports He said his health had been severely affected by reports of drug trafficking and corruption within Reclusorio Oriente.
He pointed out that they took X-rays of his lungs, which showed that one lung was almost completely shrunk, while the other was severely damaged. In addition, he stated that tumors had grown on his genitals as a result of the blows he received during the torture.
López Obrador refuses to offer him help
In May 2019, Tulum en Red founder and journalist Héctor Valdez traveled from Quintana Roo to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morning meeting, asking him to help with his persecution. His main harasser was Alberto Capella, the state’s police chief at the time, who defended Gov. Carlos Joaquín González’s image by intimidating journalists . One of them was Hector, who was beaten by state police, had Molotov cocktails in his car and home, and death threats forced him to leave the state.
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