rejection, that's the only feeling that can be generated in any Peruvian any act of verbal, physical or otherwise used by party or political sector, irrespective of this, with the intention to intimidate or silence the dissenting voices of journalists who maintain a critical position on this or that candidate in this election campaign. It was known that the last stretch of the campaign, the last weeks before the June 5 date which will be held runoff elections in our country would be charged with a violent and confrontational political discourse by supporters of Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori, respectively. However, some unsuspecting, within myself included, thought that this would not happen in the usual barbs and adjectives used for this type of contention. I had never crossed his mind to imagine that shameful past practices of the seventies and nineties in which the persecution of the media was a common practice, often understood as mere occupational hazards of reporting, would return in a virulent at this time to concern all Democrats who yearn for a free and pluralistic society in which everyone, absolutely everyone can express our ideas without fear of receiving a stone or job loss.
On Friday May 6, on the outskirts of American studies television journalist and host of the Hour N, Jaime de Althaus, was cowardly ambushed by an angry crowd of about 50 people, which apparently would be some members of the party of Ollanta Humala. As you know, just check the contents of the program, the said journalist has a critical position front against the nomination of Peru wins leader and an outspoken support for the candidate of Force 2011. Since the beginning of the second round, there has been no program in which Mr. De Althaus no effort into making it look Humala as the worst of the two candidates. Mr. De Althaus uses its program, which has become a sounding speech in a real trench Fujimori combat anti Humala communication, making it appear to this as the true reincarnation of the devil.
Journalists, like the media, television, radio or written, have the absolute right to take a political position for or against this or that candidate. The media are free to disagree and to criticize those who consider the "lesser evil", or who consider throw overboard the country's development, or to be more sincere, whom they believe could threaten its power space purchased for so long, to the detriment of their own status and their economic interests. In that sense, nothing justifies a journalist, a citizen in general, is a cowardly ambush, be insulted by a group of pseudo enraged protesters attacked it and see how the car you drive is busted kicked and punched, the style of gangs and criminal groups of lumpeneria, having used the space, the channel for which they work provides, for the purpose of campaigning against Ollanta Humala favoring Keiko Fujimori. Althaus journalist, and I hope it is clear, has every right to defend who he wants, Mr. De Althaus Fujimori if he can be declared and you want, that's part of the right of every citizen to freely form and express a political opinion without fear.
In that sense, nothing, no justification for a journalist, whatever the political line that has, is the victim of such actions of intimidation and persecution, typical of authoritarian and dictatorial regimes like Fujimorismo for a decade sharply inveighed against any person who refused to bow his head and muscle-flexing position to endorse with their direct or complicit silence each and every one of the outrages on behalf of order, tranquility, combating terrorism or the great transformation were committed at the time.
against this type of action is essential that the leaders of each group, both Humala and Keiko Fujimori, demarcation of any act or threat that is intended to arbitrarily restrict freedom of expression in our country. Both candidates must go to the media and political responsibility of its membership, to identify who in the name of their ideology stoned private property threaten, beat or insult, and after a preliminary investigation punish in an exemplary manner. The democratic parties, groups that defend the freedoms and the exercise of civil rights can not in any way, allow within their militancy infiltrating achieve violent characters, radicaloides who believe that violence and fear are a valid means to achieve their goals. The parties and their leaders must be vigilant position on these issues, we can not once again allow our weak and fragile democracy witness such acts of vandalism and persecution, we can not allow criminal behavior of a few tarnishes the conclusion of an electoral process that should be primarily a civic celebration in which people turn to the ballot boxes and absolutely free exercise their right to vote.
So in my opinion is quite concerned about the position warm, timid, almost an accomplice of Ollanta Humala, who despite all evidence produced by the media that show the participation of members of his party in this criminal act, as Solis Jareth who apparently led to this group of misfits, refuses to recognize such behavior and try to cover up an underhand manner to those with violent behavior increases the doubts about his candidacy and his person has been generated since 2006, generating it and his party a liability greater than they already have.
But if Humala side, acts of intimidation contra periodistas críticos de su candidatura se hacen evidentes mediante este tipo de actos bochornosos. Por el lado del fujimorismo la situación no es menos preocupante. El fujimorismo durante una década encontró un modo mucho más sutil que la piedra, el insulto o el abucheo público para intimidar a quienes no compartían sus ideas. El fujimorismo utilizó, y al parecer sigue haciéndolo, el poder del dinero, de la influencia, de la prebenda para comprar o lograr el beneplácito de las líneas editoriales de los principales medios de comunicación y así sacar del camino a todos aquellos que se atrevían a criticar al régimen. Fajos de dinero, bolsas negras cargados de cientos de dólares fueron repartidas between the owners of television channels and between owners and managers of famous day "chicha" to smear, defame, slander, insult to every politician, journalist or opinion leader who refused to repeat so monotonous official discourse from the Government Palace and from the INS output gripped the minds of all Peruvians.
Today, with less power than in those years, the Fujimori used other means in order to silence the voices of those who have been striving memory and schools of journalism or newsrooms remind Peru what was the corrupt regime and criminal, whose acts of barbarism and vagabonds were and are claimed by the daughter of dictator Fujimori, now running for president of our country. As we know the most famous case was that of journalists Patricia Montero, José jara general producer, producer of Channel N, who have been dismissed, according to a report in the same Mrs. Montero, because it appears to the directors of the means of communication, the two journalists had "humanized" the candidate Humala, made no doubt today, and for most groups like Commerce, is something of a heresy. Then there is the possible resignation of the renowned journalist Laura Puertas America Television, whose separation was almost done but apparently has been curbed thanks to the solidarity of many of his colleagues who threatened a mass resignation if the company fails to secure the independence of their journalists. The same thing has happened, with journalists from Arequipa, more than a dozen appear to have lost his job for criticizing the figure of the now sacrosanct image of Keiko Fujimori, such was the case of three professionals from Radio Leader, including which is Federico Rosado.
For these reasons concerned the position of Fujimori in front of the media, especially if you consider his dark past criminal record, concerns because no one has come to give a convincing explanation about the withdrawal of these journalists dismissed as far as is known, for lack of a servile spirit and condescending with the candidacy of someone who in the words of Julio Cotler, represents the most repulsive is the Peru. If to this we add the complaint to make public the journalist César Lévano, under which, based on information leaked from military and intelligence service, the government is implementing a plan to blow up the candidacy of Ollanta Humala, the fujimontesinista style, there are few candidate explanations that force actors 2011 and close to it must deliver on these issues the whole country for the sake of transparency and respect for democratic institutions.
In this regard, it is essential that in these days of electoral heat, in which the passions are switched on and the voices and cries of each sector often exceed the decibel limit allowed, whether the leaders of each group of come out to expose and enlighten all voters what their real position on freedom of expression. We must put the past behind shameful recent times in which we exercise independent journalism was mostly an act of heroism, in a country unaccustomed to defending the values \u200b\u200bof freedom, tolerance and respect. In a country where the media is far from defending principles hold only their own interests and income, defending those who belong to his clique or branding as liars who have or claim a discordant political choice.
in any case take this opportunity to express my solidarity with each and every one of the journalists who have some kind of pressure or are victims of any form of intimidation. What is advocated in such cases is not the editorial of a particular communications media, the political choice of this or that journalist, what it is to defend freedom of expression as a value that distinguishes a truly democratic society. So my refusal to acts such as those against Jaime de Althaus, or as the vile act of intimidation suffered by César Lévano, who on Wednesday received a funeral arrangement, threatening him with death, for his critical stance against Fujimori, the style Colina Group and company. To all my sympathy and respect.
We are increasingly accustomed to long you live, we resign without choice, are moments of crisis, unemployment, austerity ... We all know people who are going real needs, families who do not have to cover their most basic needs, families who have lost their jobs and no income families who have cut off the light because they can not pay the bills, people have lost their homes, living with their relatives and even on the street, are difficult times for all times when more than ever we must be open to solidarity, attentive and available to help as we can to our brothers. 
