One of Chilean journalists arrested in Venezuela has accused the Maduro government of kidnapping him

"It was a kidnapping." This is how Rodrigo Pérez, a Chilean journalist, described his detention in Miraflores, the palace of the Government of Venezuela, for 14 hours.

Pérez, along with his colleague Gonzalo Barahona of Chilean TVN, was deported Wednesday night By order of Nicolás Maduro's government, said Chilean Chancellor Roberto Ampuero.

"I was scared," The Chilean journalist said his concern increased when the police were taken from the Government Palace in a car: "When we were taken from Miraflores to a car, we knew that no one would know our position. We did not know where we were going to finish"

"There was a moment when, with my colleague Gonzalo, with whom we covered difficult situations in different countries, we felt for the first time that we had no output"He stated in statements to TN.

"What's worrying now are the colleagues still in detention", About two French journalists, Pierre Caillé and Baptiste des Monstiers, of the TV channel TMC.

For Perez, who said that the day of the arrest, they were not working, "it's worrying what's going on with freedom of expression in Venezuela. There is coordinated and premeditated action against different media"

"There is no formal accusation against us (…) They told us that we were neither detainees nor detainees.This could have the technical name you want, but in the end, it's is an abduction, "he said.

Finally, the journalist specified that "There was no physical abuse, no shots, but the situation was rather arbitrary. "Two French journalists, Pierre Caillé and Baptiste des Monstiers, of the television channel TMC, have been arrested since Tuesday.

The Chávez government version

Without mentioning the arrests, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said that foreign journalists have entered the country "without previously responding to the government's request." working license"at the consulates.

"It is unprecedented and irresponsible for the media to send journalists without complying with Prior minimum requirements required by Venezuelan law, to then create a media scandal to which their governments add. Another facet of the media operation against the country, "wrote Arreaza Thursday on Twitter.

The reporters EFE, entered Venezuela on January 24 to cover the political crisis, were arrested Wednesday with a Venezuelan driver.

Earlier, the European Union (EU) had called for the release of journalists detained "without cause" in Venezuela. The Spanish and French governments have joined the request.