At the time of Paraqueima’s arrest, Saab stated that there were more investigations against him than the defendant, one since October 31, 2022 for alleged violence against women; and the second started on March 20, 2023 for alleged threats against merchants from El Tigre
The Public Ministry indicted Ernesto Paraqueima, mayor of the Simón Rodríguez municipality, in Anzoátegui, for four different crimes, three of them related to comments made by the official criticizing a mural painted by children on the autism spectrum.
The Attorney General imposed by the illegitimate constituent assembly, Tarek William Saab, explained that national prosecutors 61, 79 and 94 were in charge of charging the official before the 21st Court of Control of the Metropolitan Area of Caracas, for the crimes of “promotion to the hatred, arbitrary act, aggravating the Lopnna and obstruction of free trade.
Saab stressed that Paraqueima is accused of these crimes due to “carrying out discriminatory actions” against children on the autism spectrum and for “attacking free trade” in El Tigre for “criminally forcing” merchants and entrepreneurs to close their stores.
#NOW prosecutors 61, 79 and 94 Nac #impute before Court 21 of Control AMC, to Ernesto Paraqueima: the #crimes of PROMOTION OF HATE, ARBITRARY ACT, AGGRAVANT OF LOPNNA and #OBSTRUCTION TO THE FREEDOM OF #TRADE: After executing actions #discriminatory against child@s with… pic.twitter.com/Aho0Ma0YwL
—Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) May 6, 2023
In this way, continue express process against Paraqueima, who in a matter of just three days was accused, arrested, presented, transferred and charged by the authorities.
At the time of the arrest, Saab stated that there were more investigations against him about Paraqueima, one since October 31, 2022 for alleged violence against women; and the second started on March 20, 2023 for alleged threats against merchants from El Tigre.
Despite the fact that one of the complaints had accumulated more than six months, the MP’s diligence began after an audio from the mayor criticizing the mural went viral on social networks.
Paraqueima was arrested on the afternoon of Thursday, May 4, by officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin). Hours before, the National Assembly elected in 2020, with an official majority, approved an agreement to request the MP criminal and administrative actions against the mayor, including his political disqualification.
Shortly before his arrest, Paraqueima stated in instagram posts that the viralized audio had been “fixed” and that “some things that were not meant to be said” were taken out of context.
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