Attacks on Utilities and Other Violence Continues in Venezuela

Attacks on Utilities and Other Violence Continues in Venezuela
By Tamara Pearson
March 29, 2014

Attacks on utilities and public property have continued this week and so far no arrests of the perpetrators have been made. National Electoral Council (CNE) spokesperson, Socorro Hernandez, said today from Maracaibo that authorities were evaluating damage done to the CNE offices of Zulia state, after they were torched on Tuesday.

Hernandez said “fortunately” all of the office’s information was backed up in Caracas. However, the CNE will have to be relocated, as she said 60% of it had been damaged, impeding its ability to operate.The regional CNE head, Marisela Gonzalez said a provisional office would be set up by Monday.

The Merida water council, Aguas de Merida, said that on Sunday the Bourgin plant in the city had been poisoned with diesel. The contamination was quickly discovered following testing of water, and the water supply to Merida citywas turned off for one hour while cleaning was conducted.

“In every way, it’s about a deliberate and premeditated action… They punctured the pipes and they must have poured more than 100 litres of … diesel in them. What would have happened to the Merida population if the contaminated water had reached their homes?” said the environment minister Miguel Rodriguez.

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