(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 February 2007, government party National Assembly Member Luis Tascón proposed the creation of a commission that would investigate and monitor the media. According to Tascón, his proposal seeks to thwart an existing plan, backed by the US Department of State, to destabilize the government by misrepresenting the impact of measures recently […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 1 February 2007, government party National Assembly Member Luis Tascón proposed the creation of a commission that would investigate and monitor the media. According to Tascón, his proposal seeks to thwart an existing plan, backed by the US Department of State, to destabilize the government by misrepresenting the impact of measures recently announced by the government about the nationalization of strategic enterprises, the increase in the price of gasoline and the assignment of special powers to Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez.
Tascón is a representative for the State of Táchira and was the main promoter of the so-called “Tascón list” – a register of all those who, in 2003 and 2004, signed the request for a referendum to remove President Chávez from office – intended to prevent them from getting state contracts, jobs in official organizations, access to foreign currency and passports.
