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Joel y Daniel Chancellor en la puerta del Palacio de Justicia

Chancellor Brothers on hunger strike
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Photo William Urdaneta
Chancellor Joel and Daniel in front of the Palace of Justice

Daniel and Joel Chancellor announced on Wednesday its decision to accompany his brother on hunger strike that began Monday in Caroni Patrol, where the former mayor of Sifontes serving a sentence for speaking with the miners of that county against breaches a transnational favored by the CVG to operate the Las Cristinas mine. "It is a decision. My brother, Charles Chancellor, takes 48 hours hunger strike today (Wednesday) we join Daniel and I to the hunger strike until the judges are made right. " The declaration of the Chancellor came after a day of protest that included the mobilization of students UCAB-Guayana and the Universidad de Oriente (UDO) for the cause of the chains 16 youths outside the headquarters of the Judicial Branch Puerto Ordaz.

► defense attorney William Saud said the Supreme Court granted bail to the miners' leader on humanitarian grounds.

Azocar Rolando Jr.

At the foot of the stairs of the Palace of Justice in Ciudad Guayana, next to the students chained Flower Chancellor, Chancellor Charles' mother, could not hold back the tears when he saw the student body to reach the courts, with banners and slogans , demanding justice for her son. At that time, hope returned.

"I am very grateful for this support students who are giving to my son, with your help, I'm sure that justice is done and my son out soon. With so many thieves are loose, do not understand why jailing want my son, so I am calling on President Chavez, that justice is done. "

Progress made by youth from the Catholic University Andrés Bello-Guayana (UCAB) ended at the epicenter of the city court, where the concentration joined students at the University of Oriente (UDO), from headquarters and San Felix Bolivar Chancellor family and members of the Bureau of the Unit (MU).

"Today the Catholic University classrooms left abandoned and takes to the streets to show solidarity with students who are held to protest the release of political prisoners, today the Catholic University students tell the President we believe in a better future, one where there is diversity of thought and where white, red and blue can have spaces in the business of government, public courts, "said Samuel Petit, UCAB student-Guayana.

The present UDO
"The UDO is not Chavez!" Was the slogan shouted in chorus students from this university to reach the concentration. Their requests were the same as from Wednesday 16, asked the 16 university chained: freedom Saud and Chancellor.

"We want to respect all the rights that are currently violating, not only in the state, but across the country ... What we ask is that you add all the mass of the houses of study, this is a problem that concerns us everyone, not just a student factor, "said Jhordano González, youth secretary for Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT).

UDO The student called the university officials to ask clear and concise projects around the country's problems.

"With a debate not going to solve the problems of Venezuela, with a discussion does not solve the insecurity and the low budget that affects universities. We propose (a student-government) not waste time in discussions, we will create and execute projects, "he said.

For members of the Bureau of the Unit, José Ricardo Salazar, president of UNT, and Master Edgar, general secretary of Red Flag, the organization's position before the judicial conflict is clear.

"We claim and support the mobilization that is making the student movement and the demonstrations that are making workers nationwide, and we, the national government, a political response to this situation," said Edgar Maestre.

Added, on behalf of the MUD, the cause of various social conflicts that have been generated nationally is a result of "bad policies of the National Government."

Hunger strike

After six days chained together university students, Daniel Chancellor and Chancellor Joel, brother of Charles Chancellor, decided on Wednesday to join the hunger strike that began in the prison Sifontes elected mayor of the municipality.

"It is a decision. My brother, Charles Chancellor, takes 48 hours hunger strike today (Wednesday) we join Daniel and I to the hunger strike until the judges are placed at right and begin at once to work and do justice, without a owner or a master. "