Univision's Jorge Ramos Temporarily Detained In Venezuela During Nicols Maduro Interview
Journalist Jorge Ramos and five members of his Univision crew were detained in Venezuela while there to interview embattled President Nicolás Maduro.
Univision said Monday that Ramos and his team were being “arbitrarily” held at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas but that Maduro didn’t “like their questions” during a scheduled interview. The network said its equipment was also confiscated.
Univision President Daniel Coronell said the team was released later Monday after speaking with Maduro’s communications minister but said he had not yet spoken with Ramos.
Maduro’s legitimacy as president has been called into question since he was re-elected last May amid claims of vote-rigging. The United States backed an alternate leader, 35-year-old Juan Guaidó, last month, and Maduro responded by severing diplomatic ties.
Ramos called in to Univision shortly after he returned to his hotel Monday evening. He said Maduro detained the crew for more than two hours after Ramos asked him about “the lack of democracy, about the torture of political prisoners, about the humanitarian crisis.” Ramos also said Maduro didn’t like it when he referred to him as a dictator.
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