Renowned Venezuelan Revolutionary Murdered in Caracas
Renowned Venezuelan Revolutionary Murdered in Caracas
By Z.C. Dutka
Santa Elena de Uairen, April 29th 2014. (Venezuelanalysis.com) - On Saturday, renowned Chavista revolutionary Eliecer Otaiza, 49, was found dead in the municipality of Baruta in Caracas. His body, struck by multiple bullet wounds, was identified yesterday afternoon.
Otaiza’s vehicle was also discovered with bullet marks in another part of Baruta, according to the Venezuelan Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation (CICPC).
According to Communications Minister Delcy Rodriguez, President Nicolas Maduro has personally ordered an in-depth investigation of the crime.
At the time of his death, Otaiza was the president of the municipal council of Libertador, in Caracas. He held a doctorate in political science, formed part of the 1999 constituent assembly and was also the director of the National Land Institute (INTI), and a now extinct Intelligence Agency (DISIP).
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29 April 2014 Last updated at 06:19 ET
Venezuelan ex-intelligence chief Eliecer Otaiza killed
A former chief of Venezuela's intelligence service, Eliecer Otaiza, was killed on Saturday, officials have revealed.
Maj Otaiza, a friend and ally of the late president Hugo Chavez, was shot dead outside the capital, Caracas.
President Nicolas Maduro said police would investigate the "suspicious" circumstances of his death.
Maj Otaiza was elected in December as local councillor for the governing PSUV party for the Libertadores area.
Police said the motive for his killing was not yet clear.
The body was discovered on Saturday on the outskirts of the capital with four bullet wounds, said Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres.
The minister added that the major was found without any documents which is why it took police until Monday to identify the body, which had been taken to a local morgue.
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Maj. Eliecer Otaiza[/center]
