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Police officers are seen in Lima, Peru, on March 19, 2019. Journalist Jimmy Alejandro Castillo Gamarra was recently assaulted in the town of San Marcos, in northern Peru. (Reuters/Guadalupe Pardo)

Peruvian journalist Jimmy Castillo assaulted by local government employee

February 27, 2020 3:50 PM EST

Bogotá, February 27, 2020 — Peruvian authorities should investigate the assault of journalist Jimmy Alejandro Castillo Gamarra and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.