Prosecutors allege Dominican hotel owner orchestrated slaying of muckraking journalist

[Judi Lynn]

Prosecutors allege Dominican hotel owner orchestrated slaying of muckraking journalist
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, August 9, 3:46 PM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A resort owner is suspected of orchestrating the killing of a Dominican journalist who sought to expose links between drug traffickers, public officials and businessmen, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Hotel owner Matias Avelino Castro wanted to prevent journalist Jose Silvestre from publishing a planned story that linked Avelino to a murder and drug trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Frank Soto said at a news conference.

The investigation also found Avelino sought revenge against Silvestre for past articles in his weekly newspaper, The Voice of the Truth, and reports on a radio program with the same name, said Maximo Baez, a police spokesman.

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Police have detained one suspect in the killing, who told investigators Silvestre was shot to death when the suspect and three other men tried to force the journalist into an SUV on Aug. 2 in the city of La Romana. His body was found later on a roadside about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Santo Domingo.

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