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Opposition ex-governor escapes Venezuela jail, authorities say
AP, via International Herald Tribune ^ | 2 April 2007 | Staff

Posted on 04/02/2007 8:03:13 PM PDT by Kitten Festival

CARACAS, Venezuela: A former opposition governor has escaped from a prison in northwestern Venezuela, authorities said Sunday. It was the second high-profile jail break by a foe of President Hugo Chavez in less than a year.

Eduardo Lapi, ex-governor of Yaracuy state, was reported missing by prison authorities early Sunday from the San Felipe jail, where he was being held on corruption charges.

(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: hugoping; jailbreak; lapi; venezuela
Blogger Daniel in Yaracuy state has all the dirt, it's absolutely fascinating. Lapi was perfectly innocent, what Hugo couldn't stand was that he was popular and efficient. I met him myself when I was in Venezuela, he was clearly a good guy and hated Chavez with all his heart.
1 posted on 04/02/2007 8:03:14 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
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To: Kitten Festival

The challenge to us here in the US will be to keep this in the forefront of the news. The mainstream media loves socialist dictators like Castro and Chavez, and tends to ignore their crimes against freedom and liberty.


2 posted on 04/02/2007 8:09:23 PM PDT by StopGlobalWhining (Only 3 1/2-5% of atmospheric CO2 is the result of human activities. 95-96.5% is from natural sources)
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To: StopGlobalWhining

Its like in the old cowboy stories where they set up the escape and kill the guy off.

I would bet this man is dead and the only escape he has is from this earthly isle.

Sounds like a set-up to me.


3 posted on 04/02/2007 8:10:55 PM PDT by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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To: Kitten Festival

Your “all the dirt” link doesn’t work? I’ld love to read more about this guy.


4 posted on 04/03/2007 4:42:33 AM PDT by agere_contra
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