Correo del Caroni

A prayer for Saud and Chancellor
Saturday, March 19, 2011

Political leaders, unions and associations participated
with young people. Photo William Urdaneta

When he learned that his brother intended to impute more offenses for which is not released, Daniel Chancellor felt that it was too much and decided to join the student protest held at the Palace of Justice in Puerto Ordaz. Materialize his wish Friday when a bet on the scene of the strike along with youth. "It's a political prisoner here because they have not given their benefit. We do not want to recognize neither the governor (of Bolivar, Francisco Rangel Gomez) or the government ", claimed the former mayor's family. To close the third night of peaceful protest against the courts, academics participated in a vigil in which he invoked the full freedom of political leaders in detention.

√ The former mayor of Sifontes announced through its Twitter account (@ cchancellor_f) on Monday will launch a "hunger strike against terrorism court in Venezuela."

Mark David Valverde
mdvalverde@correodelcaroni.com

I turned and said: in the morning yesterday, Chancellor Daniel sat on the mats located next to the stairs to the courtroom. When he arrived he said it would share space and purposes, there will not until his brother and William Saud have full freedom.

"From the beginning we have been in this struggle for Carlos. Going to Caracas, protesting, we have not seen results. So we join this struggle with the university, and as soon knew that these guys that have nothing to do with Chancellor Carlos decided to start this protest for no more political prisoners, we realized that we accompany them ", said.

Claiming that "it's just that once and for all is justice," urged the indigenous people and miners Sifontes to join the demonstration.

Listen to the people
Chancellor Daniel cited a recurring phrase in the speech of President Hugo Chávez, to argue the reasons why your brother should be released, "the people's voice is the voice of God."

"The people of Sifontes voted massively for Charles Chancellor, in the last election. He won with 77 percent, and that means it was the voice of the people who told him to drop to Carlos Chávez, because he recognized as innocent, "he said.

However, "Chávez did not listen and the people's voice or no voice," and Carlos Chancellor continues today serving a sentence of seven years in prison in the Caroni Patrol headquarters.

On the reasons
Daniel Chancellor recalled that his brother has served more than 80 percent of his sentence, which also has a ballot of conduct. The reasons are more than enough to be benefited from parole.

"It's a political prisoner here because they have not given their benefit. We do not want to recognize neither the governor (of Bolivar, Francisco Rangel Gomez) and the Executive. Why we are here, "he concluded.

Unexpected visit

Students who are chained in the Palace of Justice to demand the release of Chancellor and William Carlos Saud, received during the afternoon of Friday, the surprise visit from their peers-government.

"They said they wanted answers. We asked if they had something to contribute what William Carlos Saud and Chancellor. At all times, avoided confrontation, "said one of the strikers.

Live TV cameras accompanied the visitors.