Lawyer Joel García said on social networks this Wednesday that he received threats when he visited the headquarters of the Palace of Justice in the center of Caracas with diplomatic officials.
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“Today, at the Headquarters of the Palace of Justice, before the Court of Second Control of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas without an office, in the company of the General and Consul General of Chile, respectively. , a subject approached me, he was wearing a yellow Naútica brand jacket, who suddenly spoke to me: 'If you continue to publish… on the networks, you will see what is going to happen to you,'' warned Garcia. In his X account.
Likewise, the lawyer said, “The Consul General wanted to intervene, but the subject told him: 'You may be the Consul of Chile, but you are in Venezuela, keep calm'.”
Fortunately, security personnel arrived and the subject happily left.
“I hold the national government responsible for what may happen to me. Likewise, as those who know me know, I am not part of conspiracies or organized crime groups,” Garcia emphasized.
“We know that Javier Tarazona is in prison for reporting, we know that journalists and lawyers are being persecuted for reporting. We are not criminals defending due process, it is a civic duty, it is a fundamental right,” he said.
