The group of subjects called the journalist “corrupt” who asked Flowers about two lawsuits against her.
“Out, corrupt journalist, out, corrupt journalist,” some 25 New Ideas activists called in a threatening tone to a journalist from Diari d’Avui, after questioning the candidate for mayor of Santa Tecla, La Llibertat , by the pro-government party, Henry Flors on two lawsuits.
The intimidating form of the mob of Nova Idees supporters, who mostly wore uniforms of the mayor of Santa Tecla, towards the journalist caused him to withdraw from the place to avoid some kind of aggression, but amid the cries of “corrupt journalist, corrupt journalist”
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This incident occurred in the framework of the arrest request made by Flores against the mayor of Santa Tecla, Roberto D’aubuisson for the alleged breach of an order of the Administrative Litigation Chamber on restitution of several dismissed mayoral employees . The request was made to the Attorney General’s Office.
Flores also denounced him for defamation because according to him, D’aubuisson has been dedicated to disseminating on the networks, a video in which a couple appears arguing in a state of intoxication, but that according to the candidate of New Ideas mayor says it’s flowers.
However, Flores did not present any evidence to substantiate his complaint against D’aubuisson.
Nor does there exist in any network of D’aubuisson or the ARENA party, any publication that the mayor has pointed out that Flores is what appears in the video.
When asked what the two lawsuits had been against him for fraud and threats, Flowers tried to evade the issue by holding the newspapers accountable for having “invented” these cases.
“These chambers that the newspapers have devoted themselves to writing, because the newspapers also serve the ARENA party, serve the FMLN,” said Flores, who no longer wanted to answer other questions about the demands and withdrew .
In June 2013 he was captured because he allegedly threatened a worker at the National Records Center.
The case reached the courts, but Flors failed to comply with the measures that the Fifth Court of Peace had imposed on the victim. On this occasion, the conciliation with the offense failed due to Flors’ non-compliance with the measures dictated by the court.
In October 2019 he was reported by another person for aggravated fraud before the Attorney General’s Office.
This is not the first time that people accompanying Flors have been intimidating journalists.
On February 7, YSKL radio journalist Manuel Pacheco reported being the victim of harassment and slander by New Ideas candidate Henry Flors and other pro-government activists.
Pacheco reported that he came to cover a proselytizing event, but two women members of New Ideas came out to meet him to take pictures with his camera and cell phones and began to pursue him, with the intention of preventing him. perform it.
“I came to cover the New Ideas event today, in the city of Santa Tecla … The two young women immediately saw me, went out to meet me and started taking photos and videos of me. They didn’t they stopped taking pictures of me, I felt harassed, “the journalist said on the occasion.