Journalists who revealed evidence of plot to rig Colombia's 2018 election send out SOS
by Adriaan Alsema June 9, 2020
The journalists who revealed evidence Colombias ruling party plotted with the mafia to rig the 2018 elections in favor of President Ivan Duque sent out an SOS on Monday.
The four journalists said in a statement that presidential aides and prosecution officials warned them that attempts on our lives, our freedom and our honor are being prepared by state authorities.
The journalists said they are in danger for having uncovered that drug money had been used in the buying of votes and the illicit financing of the campaign of the current president, Ivan Duque.
The journalists who revealed the 2018 election rigging plot
Gonzalo Guillen
Gonzalo Guillen is one of Colombias most senior and renowned journalists and the founder of national news agency Colprensa. The journalist has won several international awards for his work and is currently the editor-in-chief of news website La Nueva Prensa.
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