Nicolás Maduro’s regime detects a Venezuelan periodical to visit his German internment by COVID-19

The Venezuelan periodical Carlos Andrés Monsalve was detained in the village of Upata, in the safe state of Bolívar, when visiting his home, which was established in a hospital of the village, following a denunciation of what is happening here. Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (Ipys).

Carlos Andrés Monsalve, periodical of (the digital media) Corte Punto, denounced that was arbitrarily detained by police in the city of Piar, Yulisbeth García, when visiting hermana at the Hospital Dr. Gervasio Vera Custodio de Upata ”, wrote the Ipys on Twitter.

According to the institute, an organization compliant with reporters working on the periodicity of the investigation, the freedom of the press and the access to information, “Monsalve was transferred to a depot where he was identified as a periodical and returned within minutes”.

Entonces, “a doctor informs that his presence ‘perturbs’ the place and hours then was announced of a presumed order of detention in his contra”.

The communicator expressed himself on his Twitter account: “Hoy fui detenido por escoltas de la alcaldesa del municipio Piar @tatachavista por varios minutos, quuando llevaba el desayuno a mi hermana hospitalizada en Upata, en una condisión grave by COVID-19. I have a deposit, but minutes later I have to leave and I regress my periodical and identity card. I will read the story, I will retire and my llaman newly a medicine junto to the schools to inform that my presence ‘perturba’ the place”.

And he said: “During the delay, the hospital’s medical staff received reports that a meeting was being held between the authorities in the area, there will be a presenta order of detention against me a person alerting me ‘resguarde’”.

“Ante this situation, responsible for the old man Yulisbeth García for any situation that is contrary to the life of my family and my person ”, concluded.

Follow the latest information from the organization Public space, referente a marzo pasado, durante ese mes hubo 47 violations of freedom of expression in Venezuela. Among the most frequent aggressions was stubbornness, just like the previous one, censorship, intimidation and administrative restrictions.

Marzo, hubo siete detenciones, always following the dates of Espacio Público. The Mayor’s cases correspond to the dissemination of information on digital platforms and impediments to the coverage or information search carried out by press officers.

Since the start of the pandemic by COVID-19, different organizations and periodicals have criticized the lack of transparency in the dissemination of data by the Venezuelan regimen in accordance with the occupation and state of the medical centers or the development of the evacuation, among other things.

(With EFE information)

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