The Chavez Regime's Rabid War Against Venezuelan Media

Venezuela News & Views ^ | 10 April 2007 | Daniel Duquenal

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Marcel Granier is one of the directors of RCTV, the oldest TV network in Venezuela. Marcel Granier is also an articulate opponent of Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, who Granier likes to call "el teniente coronel", for the last grade in the army Chavez held before trying the bloody coup of 1992.

In 2002 during the April events RCTV had a perturbing moment of silence while the Carmona ill fated adventure was collapsing. There are many possible explanations for this silence but to date no impartial inquiry has been launched. In fact, as we are nearing the 5 anniversary of the April 2002 events, there is still NO ONE duly inculpated AND completely judged for any of the murders that happened that day, and we are still waiting for an impartial "truth commission" to works its wonders, something that after 5 years would be a real miracle. However the only people who were filmed with gun in hands are free, found innocent. Then again they were chavistas.

But back to Marcel Granier. Since 2002 the Chavez administration has been hard at work prosecuting Granier and his business. It is important to note that no significant judicial investigation has been launched against Granier, that all the vindictiveness seen from chavismo toward Granier is solely due to his political opinions.

Eventually for no good legal reason the government has decided to close down RCTV in the hope to silence Granier once and for all. This is a tremendous attack on freedom of expression as RCTV is THE ONLY TV NETWORK WITH NATIONAL COVERAGE THAT IS NOT EFFECTIVELY LINED UP WITH THE GOVERNMENT. After RCTV is closed, to find critical information on the chavista regime you will have to rely solely on the press or payTV, if you can afford it.

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Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is determined to destroy all free media in Venezuela.