#LiberenALuisCarlos: Global repudiation of the arrest of journalist Luis Carlos Díaz in Venezuela

L & # 39; organization Amnesty International He indicated that he had activated an "international surveillance" to follow the case and had pointed out that he was a journalist "exceptional work for human rights"

The case was denounced by the National Union of Venezuelan Press Workers, who repudiated the operation of the intelligence services and called a demonstration in the suit, this Tuesday at 11 am (local time, 15 GMT).

As well José Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch For the Americas, he demanded the release of Diaz with a harsh badertion to the chavismo: "The dictatorship thinks that jailing journalists can hide the truth about their corruption, their brutality and their inefficiency."

For its part, the Embbady of Spain in Venezuela said to be in contact with the environment of the journalist (who has Spanish nationality) and with the Venezuelan authorities to know the causes of his detention and support his family.

Sources from the Spanish Foreign Ministry confirmed that after the journalist's arrest, Naky Soto, Diaz's wife, has made contact with the embbady, ​​which "provides all the necessary help".

In turn, the US Senator Marco Rubio He recalled that the Chavisist leader Diosdado Cabello had threatened the journalist several days earlier. "He was abducted by the Maduro regime's secret policeIn addition, he claimed that the team of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Venezuela on Monday demand their immediate release.

Under the hashtag # DondeEstáLuisCarlos, many activists, journalists and citizens have expressed their repudiation of the repressive regime.

The radio journalist, also known for his active presence in social networks, was nominated by ruling party leader Diosdado Cabello, considering that Chavismo's "number two" is behind the so-called "sabotage." "the electrical system that tarnished the country since last Thursday, in a new attempt to delineate the responsibilities of the historic power outage.

(With EFE information)