Honduran police arrest journalist convicted of defamation
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Honduran police have broken down the door of a radio station and arrested a journalist known as a strong critic of President Juan Orlando Hernandez who had holed up inside, carrying out an arrest order against the reporter for a defamation conviction.
David Romero, director of Radio Globo, was given a 10-year prison sentence in 2016 after he was convicted on several counts of defamation for his reporting on the wife of an ex-attorney general. Honduras' Supreme Court rejected Romero's bid for a new trial earlier this year.
The journalist took refuge in the station's offices Monday when a court made public its decision to arrest him.
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Local media showed footage of police violently breaking into Radio Globo on Thursday, knocking down doors and searching offices until they found Romero.