Residents of Sifontes require freedom of Chancellor Carlos

Written by Jose Garcia-Photos: Miguel Lezama
Monday, December 15, 2008

El people protested in the Core 10 and calling for therelease of the Mayor, coupled with cautioned that this will take aseries of street actions they intend to undertake the liberation ofChancellor

Tumeremo .- Under a copious rain, a group of the inhabitants ofthis town decided to close the Highway 10 to match the entrance to thecity, demanding the immediate release of the newly elected mayor of themunicipality Sifontes, Carlos Chancellor, who virtually razed in theelections conducted last November 23 where he obtained the highest votethat any candidate has reached the cities and towns in the south.

Protesters lock the track and one voice, said that the place willnot be until the court takes the case of this mayor decided impartiallyand without conditions, freedom of Carlos Chancellor. They said thatthey will not go back on this type of action and on the contrary, themore pronounced each day with more forcefulness, because in the view ofProtestants being committed an act of injustice against the accused,charges that are being told by the governor as Rangel Gomez, MarleneVargas, the trans Cristallex and a senior police officer in the stateof Bolivar.

The closure of Highway 10 began at about 6:00 am and after 2:00 pmaffections to Chancellor, remained at the scene shouting slogans infavor of freedom of the mayor who is still behind bars.

Los road users again express his discomfort at the situationas experienced and some dared to say "this does not happen in thefourth republic". Trucks loaded with perishable and non-perishablegoods had to drop back to their places of origin, as the expectationsof lifting the closure of the road was uncertain, while autobuserasunits and other vehicles carrying passengers were left stranded in theplace. The transfers were not made to wait and hardest hit were theseniors, who had to go through the green paths to reach the other end.

With the rain that fell in place, many had to shelter under someheavy vehicles who decided to park on the site and hope to someday beable to open the track.


Heats up the backbone

While the miners went to the place called El Choco Four, a groupof supporters of Mayor Carlos Chancellor, starred in the morning onMonday signed off on Highway 10, which are intended to draw theattention of the judge leading the case. The protesters announced thatthe Indians and miners of Las Claritas, Kilometer 88 and otherindigenous communities, prepare forceful actions to seek freedomwithout conditions Chancellor.

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