Chávez snart diktator?

Hugo Chavez forsøk på å kriminalisere sine motstandere bringer Venezuela mot diktatur skritt for skritt, fra Wall Street Journal:

"The conviction of Álvarez Paz is a major blow to free speech," said José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. "It shows how the laws put in place by Chávez and his supporters to regulate public debate can be used to punish his critics."

Den amerikanske fritenkeren Noam Chomsky retter også skarp kritikk mot for rettsforfølging av dommeren Maria Lourdes Afiuni:

Speaking from his home in Boston, Chomsky said Chávez, who has been in power for 12 years, appeared to have intimidated the judicial system. "I'm sceptical that [Afiuni] could receive a fair trial. It's striking that, as far as I understand, other judges have not come out in support of her … that suggests an atmosphere of intimidation."

Saken er ikke omtalt i norsk media.



Keiser Hugo av Venezuela.