Quintana Roo journalist kidnapped and beaten

Journalist Priscila Roco, a contributor to Playa al Día, was deprived of her liberty and beaten by armed men in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
According to the media, a gray Versa car followed her and a gunman and a woman loaded her up under threats.
He even pointed out that before the kidnapping, the journalist had been threatened from a telephone number that she had already reported to the Attorney General’s Office of Quintana Roo.

Read more | With AMLO, attacks against the press increase by 85%: Article 19
The Secretary of Public Security (SSP) of Quintana Roo, Lucio Hernández, published that “we have the evidence of the case and it is a matter of revenge and personal differences.”

On different publications related to the alleged murder of a journalist from Playa del Carmen this Friday, it is FALSE the evidence of the case and it is a matter of revenge and personal differences. pic.twitter.com/5sXbSHcxqb

— Lucio Hernandez Gutierrez (@Lucio_HG) September 2, 2022
“On the unfortunate events that occurred in Cancun and the attack on our colleague Priscila Roco, we express our resounding rejection of violence,” the media published after confirming that the journalist is alive.

On the unfortunate events that occurred in Cancun and the attack on our colleague Priscila Roco, we express our resounding rejection of violence.
— playaaldia (@playaaldia) September 2, 2022
So far, 15 journalists have been killed in Mexico so far this year.
In the first six months of the year, attacks against journalists and media outlets not only increased, but those carried out by members of organized crime soared 150%, compared to the first half of 2021, according to the semi-annual report Impunity and denial in the face of extreme violence against the press persists, of the organization Article 19,
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