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Mexican journalist was charged with drug trafficking held

Guatemala, 21 May ( Cerigua ) .- Jesús Lemus Barajas, editor of the newspaper "El Tiempo", based in La Piedad , Michoacán Mexico, was arrested by police on May 7 in Cuerámaro in the neighboring state of Guanajuato, where he investigated drug trafficking, accuse him of having engaged in drug trafficking on behalf of " Family", a branch of the powerful cartel Gulf.

According to information published in the website's journalists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF ) said it has reason to believe that the imprisonment of journalist is by some authorities angered by his reports, the case seems very weak, because at no time has material evidence proved the guilt of the communicator.

May 7 Barajas was reporting on the "smuggling routes" in the south, went to Cuerámaro accompanied by two of its sources, officers from the Police Ministerial Guanajuato intercepted the three men, who were taken separately to a house on the outskirts of that place.

Retained for forty-eight hours without possibility of contact with the outside, were vigorous questioning during the day on May 8, before the day after the transfer to the prison Puentecilla where Attorney General of Republic (PGR ) took over the case, on May 15 confirmed that the director of "Time" remains detained previously.

In a statement the Attorney of Justice of the State of Guanajuato, said the three defendants are charged with the crime of "organized crime investigation" courts of the State contends that Lemus and the other two defendants have attempted to bribe local authorities to carry out the resale of drugs.

The PGR cited in the May 17 edition of the newspaper "Correo de Guanajuato", has used the same formula, added that the journalist "would have done as a journalist "with the aim of coming to some police officers and ensure impunity for drug resale on behalf of" Family. "

In a letter to the media, the reporter denied the charges against him and denounced the conditions of its first two days of detention, during which he was beaten, tortured and threatened with death.

Lemus founded "El Tiempo" in 2006, after five years working with " La Voz de Michoacán" and become a correspondent for the daily "La Jornada " in March 2008 he reported a campaign of harassment by the mayor of La Piedad against the media, which culminated in the detention of two reporters from "Time" on charges of "incitement to rebellion", while covering a riot in front of City Hall, also criticized the inequitable provision of official advertising to the mayor and some intimidating police actions against vendors that medium.

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