Venezuelan Intelligence Official Arrested in Connection with 12 February Violence in Caracas
Venezuelan Intelligence Official Arrested in Connection with 12 February Violence in Caracas
By Ewan Robertson
Merida, 17th February 2014 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – An official of Venezuela’s intelligence service has been arrested in connection with the violent clashes last Wednesday in Caracas which left three dead, a Venezuelan newspaper has reported.
An investigation is underway to determine the exact succession of events which led to the deaths of two men that day: Bassil Dacosta, an opposition supporter, and Juan Montoya, a Chavista. President Nicolas Maduro has said that both were killed by the same gun.
The killings occurred two blocks from the Attorney General’s office in central Caracas, which footage shows violent opposition supporters attacking beforehand. The events occurred after a large student-led opposition march had concluded in the area, and most participants had already left.
The information on the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) officer’s arrest was given to private newspaper Ultimas Noticias by an unnamed “military source”. According to the information, the detained official was part of a group of SEBIN officers who ignored presidential orders to remain in the organisation’s headquarters that day. The source said the officer is called Melvin Eduardo Collazos Rangel, and was arrested on Saturday.
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