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Venezuelan government confirms detention of journalist who is member of the opposition party

"The Government of Venezuela confirmed this Tuesday (10.27.2020) that journalist Roland Carreño - of whom there had been no news for 24 hours and who acts as coordinator of Voluntad Popular (VP), the party of opposition leader Leopoldo López - was arrested.

The Minister of Communications, Freddy Ñáñez, explained on his Twitter account that 'he was caught red-handed and has confessed his participation in crimes against the constitutional order to alter the peace of the Republic.' However, he did not provide more details about where he was detained, what police force did it or what he was doing to 'disturb the peace of the Republic.'"

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