YouTuber arrested in Venezuela, accused of terrorism – MonitorExpresso.com

Venezuela. – Venezuelan journalist and YouTuber Oscar Alejandro Pérez Martínez was detained by Venezuelan authorities on Sunday afternoon, accused of carrying out alleged “activities linked to terrorism.” A statement from the 37-year-old content creator’s family was released, detailing that the arrest took place at the Maiquetía National Airport, before Pérez Martínez boarded a scheduled flight to Canaima. Currently, he is detained at the CICPC facilities located on Urdaneta Avenue, 1st floor, in the anti-terrorism division,” adds the document that was released through social networks. “Oscar is recognized for his work as a youtuber in the promotion of Venezuelan culture and now faces this legal process. We express our hope that the judicial process, which will begin on April 1, will clarify the details of the situation and ensure fair treatment.” Some users on social media believe that this arrest is due to the fact that he was recording content that showed the reality of the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.Others rumor about a video of the content creator in which he visits the Chacaíto Shopping Center, in which he says: “That building that is behind the center is the Credicard Tower. There are Venezuela’s credit card servers. If they dropped a bomb on him, the whole system would crash.”

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