Tag: Raúl Baduel

• Friday, October 15th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Death of Venezuelan political prisoner rattles Washington DC

  

  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday pledged he would ask the United Nations to request the exhumation and autopsy of the late Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, who died of COVID-19 while incarcerated by the Nicolás Maduro regime for alleged political crimes.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Venezuelan political prisoner and former Chávez aide dies of COVID-19

  

  Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, a former ally of President Hugo Chávez who later became one of the country's most notorious political prisoners, has died Tuesday of COVID-19 at the age of 66 and while still incarcerated.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 00:33 UTC

  Former Allies but Later Staunch Critics of Chávez Sentenced to Years of Prison

  

  A former Venezuelan defence minister who has become a staunch critic of President Hugo Chávez was sentenced to almost eight years in prison for alleged misappropriation of funds in connection with the purchase of military equipment.