The investigation began last week
Merida man arrested for inciting assassination of Chavez
The involved was arrested in the town of El Vigia, Merida state. We have studied its relationship with the United Self-Defense of Colombia
6:12 PMCaracas .- The Minister of the Interior, Tarek El Aissami, today announced the arrest of a youth in Merida for allegedly instigating the assassination of President Hugo Chavez, reported the state news agency.
The Aissami told the press that in the final hours a man was arrested 29 years in the town of El Vigia, Merida state, for "alleged involvement in the assassination of President Hugo Chávez,''according reviewed the Bolivarian News Agency ( ABN), quoted by AP.
He did not say the name or nationality of the detainee, and only said that during the investigation it was determined that he had "multiple inputs and outputs''to Colombia.
"There is evidence that would prove that the person arrested was the one who sent the messages called Chavez's assassination,''he said.
The investigation began last week following the detection of "a chain of''text messages sent from computers in which they called the assassination of Chavez, said the minister.
As evidence of the alleged assassination El Aissami read a text stating that "Forces of Colombia or AUC. Attack Presidential 04/28/2010. Death to Hugo Chávez. For a country free of tyranny.''AUC Colombian paramilitary groups are.
He added that as part of the process were seized several computers, and the judicial police is carrying out several raids, but gave no details.
