By Luis De Jesus
Mar 31, 2024, 8:50 PM EDT
The Venezuelan YouTuber Oscar Alejando was arrested this Sunday by security agencies of the Nicolás Maduro regime, his relatives confirmed in a statement. The journalist is allegedly accused of alleged “terrorism,” although no further details are known about the case.
The text, spread by friends close to the youtuber and family, occurred at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, near Caracas, when he was preparing to take a flight to the Canaima National Park, in the state of Bolívar, according to preliminary reports. available.
“The arrest is linked to accusations of activities related to terrorism,” he said.
Until the publication of this note, Oscar Alejandro was detained in the Antiterrorism Division of the headquarters of the Scientific Investigation Corps of Venezuela, in the center of the city.
“Recognized for his work in promoting Venezuelan culture, he now faces this legal process. The family expresses its hope that the judicial process, which will begin with a hearing scheduled for Monday, April 1, 2024 in the 2nd Court of Control of the Metropolitan Area, will clarify the details of the situation and ensure fair treatment in accordance with the rights of Oscar Alejandro,” he said.
The authorities of the Nicolás Maduro regime have not confirmed the arrest and, therefore, the reasons why Oscar Alejandro was detained are unknown. An excerpt of a video that the Venezuelan YouTuber published seven months ago on his YouTube channel, where he has almost 2 million subscribers, was spread on social networks, in which he tours the dangerous city of Caracas.
In the suburb of Chacaíto, the 37-year-old journalist pointed out a nearby tower: “That illuminated building behind us is the Credicard tower which, as a curious fact, is where the servers for all the credit and debit cards in Venezuela are located. . “If they threw a bomb at that building, the entire national banking system would collapse,” he commented.
The content creator also shared a series of publications from his trip to Nicaragua, in which he criticized the political system and showed what life is like under the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosa Murillo, faithful allies of Nicolás Maduro.
Nicaraguan media reported that the young Venezuelan highlighted in his content, which completely disappeared from the video platform for unclear reasons, he spoke of the exaltation of the figure of Hugo Chávez, the flag of the ruling party Sandinista National Liberation Front, the extreme deployment of police forces loyal to the regime and absence of freedom of expression.
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