The last episode (as of this minute) of Venezuelan crackdown on dissenters:
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the arrest today on fraud charges of a Venezuelan journalist known for his criticism of state authorities. Gustavo Azócar Alcalá was arrested in the western state of Táchira minutes after finishing a daily show he hosts on the San Cristóbal-based TV station Televisora del Táchira, a station spokesperson told CPJ. Azócar is also the Táchira correspondent for the Caracas-based daily El Universal.via Journalist arrested at TV station – Committee to Protect Journalists.
The web of arrested journalist is here. He was heavily rounded by policemen in the moment of his arrest, while his hearing, scheduled for Monday, has been postponed for Thursday. It is the last episode of a criminal procedure which lasts for 9 years now.
via Martha Colmenares.
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