Miguel Ángel López Velasco
Miguel Ángel López Velasco ( 1955 or 1956 in Mexico ; † June 20, 2011 in Veracruz , Mexico) was a Mexican journalist .
Act
López Velasco, who wrote under the pseudonym "Milo Vela", was a columnist and deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper Notiver . In his column he wrote mostly about politics and crime, criticizing drug cartels and government agencies alike. On June 20, 2011, an armed force attacked the 55-year-old journalist at his home in Veracruz. López Velasco and his wife, 21-year-old son and a press photographer were killed in the attack.
literature
- Klaus Ehringfeld: The most dangerous country in the world. Mexican journalist and family murdered . In: Berliner Zeitung , June 23, 2011.
- Adiós Milo! In: Notiver , June 22, 2011.
Web links
- Gunmen in Mexico kill crime journalist Lopez Velasco . BBC, June 21, 2011.
- Mexico: journalist “Milo Vela,” wife and son shot to death . globalpost.com, June 21, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Silenced - Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico. ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Obituary of Miguel Ángel López Velasco
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | López Velasco, Miguel Ángel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2011 |
| Place of death | Veracruz , Mexico |