Octavio Carvajal, host of the opinion program "Zonas de Debates" and the news show "Más que Noticias" for the Tegucigalpa-based radio station STC Noticias, said he was punched and threatened by an official of the government-owned telecommunications company Hondutel on May 8. The official denied attacking the reporter. Carvajal, who filed a police complaint, said he had criticized the government-owned company.

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