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| Venezuela says Maduro opponent commits "suicide" in jail | |
| 2015-03-15 | |
| CARACAS -- An opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro committed suicide in jail, where he had been locked up on charges of fomenting street violence against the socialist government, the Interior Minister said on Friday. An outraged Venezuelan opposition demanded details surrounding the death of commercial pilot Rodolfo Gonzalez, 64, who was imprisoned in April on accusations of seeking to overthrow the government via massive demonstrations. He had not yet been sentenced. "Rodolfo Gonzalez took his life by hanging himself," said Interior Minister Gustavo Gonzalez. The state prosecutor's office said it is investigating the death.
Reports of a jail transfer are false, said Interior Minister Gonzalez, whom the United States sanctioned earlier this week for alleged human rights violations as head of state intelligence service Sebin. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 In the 'back' of the head, OS. Quite a common practice for 'suicides' in the region. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-03-15 15:32 |
| #1 "He was found hanging by a rope, and had managed to tie his geet together and tie hands behind his back and then kick the chair from underneath him as well" And the spokesman added "Had he access to a firearm, he would have shot himself several times in the head for good measure". |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-03-15 12:53 |