http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/05/venezuela.tvstation.owner/index.html(CNN) -- The Venezuelan government has moved forcefully in the past two days against the only nationwide private TV broadcaster critical of President Hugo Chavez, staging a series of legal and police actions against the station and its owner.
On Friday morning, Venezuelan officials arrived at the Globovision TV station to accuse the company of not paying about $2.3 million (5 million bolivares fuertes) in taxes for certain advertisements it aired in 2002 and 2003, the government reported on its Web site.
About 12 hours earlier, national guard troops and authorities from Venezuela's environmental agency staged a late-night raid on the Caracas home of Globovision President Guillermo Zuloaga, an avid hunter, to see if he had killed any protected prey, the TV station reported. The probe lasted until past 4 a.m. It was the second raid on Zuloaga's home in two weeks.
Zuloaga, who owns two Toyota dealerships, also was charged Thursday morning with overcharging on 24 cars he had sold and was storing on his property. Those vehicles were seized in a May 21 raid on the house.
Zuloaga denies the accusations, saying they are politically motivated.
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Oh I forgot, he's one of the "good" dictators right? :eyes:
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