The Fake News hunter organization warned on Monday, August 11 about a Stigmatization campaign on social networks against the Colombian-Venezuelan activist Martha Lía Grajalesmember of the Organization of Human Rights, Stop a few days ago by state security agencies.
The digital offensive is mainly driven by accounts managed by real persons that usually disseminate contents of the portal Venezuela News. These same accounts would have participated in similar campaigns against Volker Türk, High UN Commissioner for Human Rights, the organization said in social networks.
Grajales publications include the #VINCENZOCARUSO Tag, in reference to an article signed with that alias on the portal Venezuela News. In the text, the “infiltrated” activist is labeled and linked to opponents using public backs to their release, including the UN Human Rights Office.
Fake News hunters pointed out that there is no evidence that Vincenzo Caruso is a real person and that it would be a pseudonym used in misinformation campaigns. In the past, the same accounts have disseminated articles of the alleged expert to discredit critical figures of the Venezuelan government.
The organization also stressed that the article in Venezuela News It was published Monday at 1:57 PM, while the Instagram account of the Public Ministry spread information on the imputation of Grajales at 3:27 pm.
They accuse activist Martha Lía Grajales of several crimes
After several days of forced disappearance, the Attorney General of Venezuela confirmed on Monday the arrest of Grajales and announced that It will be charged with the crimes of incitement to hatred, conspiracy with foreign government and association.
Through a publication on Instagram, the Prosecutor’s Office said that the arrest warrant was requested for “actions against Venezuelan institutions and the peace of the Republic.” A court ordered deprivation of libertyalthough no more details were offered about the facts that are charged.
Grajales, co -founder of the NGOs emerging, It was arrested on Friday after participating in an event near the UN Headquarters in support of mothers of political prisoners who had been attacked and stolen by groups in a vigil.
Antonio González, husband of Martha Grajaleshe informed that It is arrested at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) of MaripérezCaracas, which had visited four times and had denied his presence.
“The place where she was held from Friday (when she was arrested) until today is the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bolivarian National Police in (the area of) Maripérez, a place to which we were four times: the same day of the arrest, on Saturday and Sunday twice, and Martha Lía was denied,” González said through a video published by the NGO supplies.
