• Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm ends service

    From JAT@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 5 19:46:39 2020
    Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm ends service

    CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local
    DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last
    month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government, the men’s
    lawyer said Friday.

    Carlos Villamizar, one of the three men, told reporters in his
    attorney’s office before surrendering that he had no prior knowledge
    that the services were being ended and that he was innocent of any crimes.

    “It was a total surprise,” he said, choking up with emotion over concern
    for his family and two young children. “I’m innocent.”

    Villamizar said he was a victim along with at least 600 fellow DirecTV employees in Venezuela who lost their jobs under the decision made by
    the company’s executives in the U.S. Villamizar then left the lawyer’s
    office and surrendered at a feared Caracas jail called the Helecoide,
    where the other two men were believed to be held.

    The two other executives, Héctor Rivero and Rodolfo Carrano, were
    arrested Thursday, said lawyer Jesus Loreto, who is representing the
    trio. He called their detention unjust, saying the men had cooperated
    with authorities, appearing this week first at chief prosecutor’s office
    and then the Venezuelan Supreme Court.

    All three of the men are Venezuelan citizens, Loreto said.

    http://www.therepublic.com/2020/06/05/lt-venezuela-directv/

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  • From Shadow@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 11 19:49:11 2020
    On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:46:39 -0400, JAT <jesus.a.torres@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm ends service

    CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local
    DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based >company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last
    month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government, the men’s >lawyer said Friday.

    Carlos Villamizar, one of the three men, told reporters in his
    attorney’s office before surrendering that he had no prior knowledge
    that the services were being ended and that he was innocent of any crimes.

    LOL

    “It was a total surprise,” he said, choking up with emotion over concern
    for his family and two young children. “I’m innocent.”

    Typical right winger. Worried about his immediate family, but
    couldn't give a sht about the damage his country suffered because of
    the #FAKE_NEWS he spread.
    Did he manage to shed any tears?
    If so, I'm touched.
    []'s
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  • From JAT@21:1/5 to Shadow on Thu Jun 11 23:25:08 2020
    This is simple. No matter whether they like Maduro or not what AT&T &
    DirecTV did was totally wrong not only for the large number of customers
    that has been affected but for the large number of workers that has been
    laid off just because to follow up a political issue between two
    governments. - I don't think that those executives are innocent. They
    are supposed to know everything about the business they manage. I think
    they are playing the fool.

    /jat
    Knowledge will set you free
    El conocimiento te hará libre

    On 6/11/2020 6:49 PM, Shadow wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:46:39 -0400, JAT <jesus.a.torres@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm ends service

    CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local
    DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based
    company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last
    month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government, the men’s
    lawyer said Friday.

    Carlos Villamizar, one of the three men, told reporters in his
    attorney’s office before surrendering that he had no prior knowledge
    that the services were being ended and that he was innocent of any crimes.

    LOL

    “It was a total surprise,” he said, choking up with emotion over concern
    for his family and two young children. “I’m innocent.”

    Typical right winger. Worried about his immediate family, but
    couldn't give a sht about the damage his country suffered because of
    the #FAKE_NEWS he spread.
    Did he manage to shed any tears?
    If so, I'm touched.
    []'s


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