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Peru Police Analyze Phones, Deploy Intel Teams After Journalist’s Killing

Press advocates describe the attack as a contract killing, citing the absence of theft.

Overview

  • Divincri La Libertad is extracting data with specialized software from the phones of Juan Fernando Núñez and his brother to identify possible threats.
  • An intelligence and investigation unit has been sent to Guadalupe and Ciudad de Dios to search for those responsible for the shooting.
  • The ANP says the case shows hallmarks of a commissioned hit because Núñez’s motorcycle and equipment were not stolen.
  • A colleague reports Núñez told him months ago he received a threatening call allegedly originating from a prison.
  • Relatives say he had been probing municipal public-works projects in Guadalupe and Ciudad de Dios, and they ask that the case be moved to Trujillo to ensure an independent investigation.