Victor Cullebro Morales was the son of a Chiapas politician
The manager of a news content page on the social networking site Facebook was found murdered on a street in the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico. announced the state prosecutor's office, which is investigating the case.
The body of Victor Culebro Morales, 39,whose page, Realidades, has more than 20,000 followers, was spotted by the national guard on a road connecting the cities of Arriaga and Hiquipilas, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. “, he added, without clarifying whether he is working on a case or knows a suspect. The body bore bullet wounds and stab wounds, according to Mexican media.
Victor Culebro Morales was the son of a Chiapas politician who has held various offices, according to reports. In recent years, he was associated with the organization of cultural and artistic events.
The non-governmental organization Reporters without Borders (RSF), interviewed by AFP, said that the victim had no other journalistic activity, beyond this Facebook page.
Organizations for the defense of freedom of expression emphasize that people like him, who alternate journalistic activity with others and do not officially work in the media, face difficulty in being considered journalists.
The prosecutor's office tasked with handling crimes against journalists has not commented on the case.
Mexico,swept for decades by a wave of violence attributed to its gangs of organized crime, is ranked among the most dangerous countries in the world for media workers. More than 150 journalists have been murdered in that country since 1994, according to RSF figures.
