The father of footballer Jhon Chancellor, international with Venezuela, He was arrested on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, amid a wave of arrests following protests against the re-election of President Nicolás Maduro, a relative told the AFP news agency.
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Who is the detained father of Venezuelan soccer player Jhon Chancellor?
Former mayor of the Sifontes municipality, in the mining state of Bolívar (south), the opposition leader Carlos Chancellor was intercepted at a highway checkpoint by police officers as he headed toward Barcelona in the neighboring state of Anzoátegui, said one of his sons, Juan Chancellor. “We don’t know where he is,” he said.
More than 2,200 arrests have been recorded in this Caribbean country, according to Maduro, after the outbreak of protests against the proclamation of the leftist leader as the winner of the elections of last July 28, which the opposition denounces as a fraud.
Why was Carlos Chancellor arrested in Venezuela?
Carlos Chancellor, 64, was in prison for five years and seven months on charges of “instigating a crime and obstructing public roads” following protests by mining workers during the government of the late Hugo Chávez. He has been arrested on other occasions and later released.
The charges against him on this occasion are unknown.
Jhon Chancellor has just signed with the Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica, who suspended the press conference on Wednesday in which he was to formally present the 32-year-old centre-back.
With a long career abroad, which includes stints in Europe in Russia and Italy, the defender is a regular in the Vinotinto squad, with whom he has played 37 matches and scored three goals.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/padre-de-futbolista-de-la-seleccion-de-venezuela-fue-capturado-por-el-regimen-de-maduro-cb20
