On 8 June Vladimir Gessen and Enrique Rondon, editors of the daily “El Diario de Caracas”, were interrogated for two hours by members of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM), about a news report quoting former 1992 coup leader Hugo Chavez. In the news report, Chavez denounced the existence of an alleged conspiracy to take […]
On 8 June Vladimir Gessen and Enrique Rondon, editors of the
daily “El Diario de Caracas”, were interrogated for two hours by
members of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM), about
a news report quoting former 1992 coup leader Hugo Chavez. In the
news report, Chavez denounced the existence of an alleged
conspiracy to take over the government by the son-in-law of
President Rafael Caldera, General Ruben Rojas Perez, who also
serves as chief of the presidential military police.
The DIM also issued summons to other journalists, including
Miguel Henrique Otero, publisher of the daily “El Nacional”. In
most of the cases cited by the military unit, the news outlets
had reprinted a news report form the Spanish news agency EFE.
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His Excellency Rafael Caldera
President of Venezuela
Miraflores Palace
Caracas, Venezuela
Fax: +582 801 3644
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