Journalist arrested in Venezuela was released

US-Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz, arrested Monday by officials of the intelligence services of the government of Nicolás Maduro, was released on Tuesday, reported the local station Union Radio, your place of work.

"After 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the reporter and worker from Union Radio Luis Carlos Díaz, "said the station on his website.

Diaz's parents and friends had reported his disappearance Monday afternoon, when there was no news of him. In the early hours of Tuesday, he was reportedly arrested as part of an investigation into the mbadive blackout that has affected Venezuela since last Thursday.

Diaz appeared this morning, handcuffed, in the hands of Sebin's troops who they attacked his house, after missing nearly 12 hours, a period during which the intelligence services denied being captured.

Diaz's wife, Naky Soto, and the leaders of the National Union of Newspaper Workers (SNTP) confirmed via Twitter the search of the house, in which, they said, officials of the Sebin they seized computer equipment and money.

"A commission of Sebin raided the residence of Diaz, took computers, USB sticks, cell phones, money, among others, Diaz allowed him to be handcuffed into the raid", said the SNTP. The union added that during the raid, Díaz claimed to have been "beaten" and that journalists had approached the house. they were targeted with weapons by the officials.

In addition to a growing humanitarian crisis, Venezuela has been experiencing a memory failure for five days, affecting millions of people across the country. By decision of Maduro, work activities are suspended and there are no clbades either. For its part, the opposition decided to take back the street to express its discontent.