Venezuela Charges 14 Cops in Attacks on Government Buildings [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela Charges 14 Cops in Attacks on Government Buildings
Caracas,
Wednesday
November 13,2013

CARACAS – A court in the northeastern Venezuelan city of Maturin on Tuesday ordered 14 Monagas state police held without bail on charges of attacking federal government buildings.

The arrested officers – 11 men and three women – attacked the regional facilities of the Attorney General’s Office and the interior ministry, prosecutors said.

The incident occurred last Friday during the funeral of a state police officer allegedly murdered over his personal links to federal officials.

The attack in Maturin came a week after the headquarters of the investigative police in the neighboring city of Carupano was attacked by a group of people who tried to lynch an inspector and two detectives for their alleged responsibility in the deaths of four fishermen.

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