Venezuela’s former defense minister,
retired general Raul Isaias Baduel has been detained for failing to comply with
his house arrest, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol has announced."We will
continue to monitor all threats to internal order and social peace,"
Reverol stressed on Thursday, as quoted by Venezolana de Television, saying
that "criminal information has been collected in the raid of his
[Baduel’s] residence" that points to alleged conspiratorial activities.
Baduel served as Venezuela’s Defense Minister under the presidency of Hugo
Chavez. It was Baduel who helped Chavez return to power after the 2002 coup
attempt. In 2007 Baduel became an opposition leader and in 2009 he was
arrested. The former defense minister was sentenced to over seven years in
prison for corruption in 2010. In 2015, he was allowed to serve his sentence at
home. More… 
Friday, January 13, 2017
Venezuela’s Former Defense Minister Baduel Arrested Again
Venezuela’s former defense minister,
retired general Raul Isaias Baduel has been detained for failing to comply with
his house arrest, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol has announced."We will
continue to monitor all threats to internal order and social peace,"
Reverol stressed on Thursday, as quoted by Venezolana de Television, saying
that "criminal information has been collected in the raid of his
[Baduel’s] residence" that points to alleged conspiratorial activities.
Baduel served as Venezuela’s Defense Minister under the presidency of Hugo
Chavez. It was Baduel who helped Chavez return to power after the 2002 coup
attempt. In 2007 Baduel became an opposition leader and in 2009 he was
arrested. The former defense minister was sentenced to over seven years in
prison for corruption in 2010. In 2015, he was allowed to serve his sentence at
home. More… 
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