CARACAS – A Univision News team led by Jorge Ramos is being “arbitrarily detained” at the Mariflores Palace in the capital city after asking President Nicolas Maduro question that he did not like, the United States-based news agency reported on Monday night.
Attention: A @Univision team, headed by @jorgeramosnews, is being arbitrarily detained at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. They were interviewing @NicolasMaduro but he didn't like the questions. Their technical equipment was also confiscated. https://t.co/c45tB0E4er
— Univision News (@UnivisionNews) February 26, 2019
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman confirmed that the journalists “are being held against their will”, saying on Twitter that the country insists on their immediate release, adding that “the world is watching.”
.@StateDept has received word the journalist @jorgeramosnews and his team are being held against their will at Miraflores Palace by Nicolas Maduro. We insist on their immediate release; the world is watching. #Venezuela
— Kimberly Breier (@WHAAsstSecty) February 26, 2019
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