{"id":518704,"date":"2026-07-30T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/police-corporal-convicted-for-assaulting-photojournalist-during-fire-coverage-in-santiago\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:03:49","slug":"police-corporal-convicted-for-assaulting-photojournalist-during-fire-coverage-in-santiago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/police-corporal-convicted-for-assaulting-photojournalist-during-fire-coverage-in-santiago\/","title":{"rendered":"Police corporal convicted for assaulting photojournalist during fire coverage in Santiago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santiago.<\/strong>\u2013 A court sentenced National Police corporal Juan Ram\u00f3n Pascual Ram\u00edrez to serve 60 days in prison, pay a fine of RD$60, and pay compensation of RD$100,000 to photojournalist Roberto Reyes, after finding him guilty of assaulting the communicator while he was performing journalistic duties during the coverage of a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling establishes the agent&#8217;s liability for the events that occurred in August 2024, when Roberto Reyes, a member of communicator Jos\u00e9 Guti\u00e9rrez&#8217;s program, was covering a fire reported in the vicinity of the Mercado Modelo and El Sombrerero square in Santiago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the file, the corporal physically assaulted the photojournalist and also insulted journalists Maricela de la Cruz and Amparo Infante, who were at the scene covering the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the prison sentence and the fine, the court ordered the payment of RD$100,000 as compensation to Reyes for the damages caused during the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/condenan-a-10-anos-de-prision-5\/\">Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse of a girl in San Crist\u00f3bal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judicial decision is considered a precedent in the protection of the practice of journalism and sends a message that attacks against members of the press must not go unpunished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santiago.\u2013 A court sentenced National Police corporal Juan Ram\u00f3n Pascual Ram\u00edrez to serve 60 days in prison, pay a fine of RD$60, and pay compensation of RD$100,000 to photojournalist Roberto Reyes, after finding him guilty of assaulting the communicator while he was performing journalistic duties during the coverage of a fire. 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