Freddy Bernal accused a man, supposedly linked to Voluntad Popular, of paying people to shout expletives against Maduro
The governor of the state of Táchira, Freddy Bernal, reported on Wednesday, January 22, that citizen Óscar Duque Díaz, a 41-year-old leader of Voluntad Popular (VP), was arrested for allegedly “inciting hatred” during the last stage of the “Vuelta al Táchira” which was held on the 19th of that month.
Bernal accused Duque of having paid others to shout slogans against President Nicolás Maduro at the celebration of stage eight of the “Grande de América.”
“At the closing of the Vuelta al Táchira en Bicicleta, which had more than 150 thousand people, along the circuit, a group there, shouting, called to overthrow the Government and shouted expletives against President Nicolás Maduro,” he said. the governor.
He explained that Duque Díaz had a bag with money and paid 30 thousand Colombian pesos, equivalent to $7.50, to other people to join the slogans against the president.
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Likewise, he pointed out that the VP leader has an alleged criminal record for a robbery request. In addition, he said that all those who call for the murder of people directly or through the media will be subject to the so-called “law of hate”; with a minimum sentence of eight years.
On the other hand, the orange awning in Táchira said he does not know who that person is.
The NGO Foro Penal reported on Friday, January 17, that the most recent balance of political prisoners in Venezuela indicates that there are 1,567 detainees for crimes of conscience throughout the country for seven days.
In your balancewith figures taken until Wednesday the 15th, the Penal Forum indicated that 1,474 men and 213 women are still imprisoned. Of the total number of prisoners, there are still four teenagers to receive release measures and 1,683 adults.
To date, there are 100 released from prison, 145 convicted political prisoners and 1,542 people who have not yet been convicted; this since seven days ago.
With information from The Pitazo / The Nation
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