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MRubio

(285 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2019, 10:20 PM Mar 2019

German journalist detained in Venezuela set free

A human rights attorney says a German freelance journalist jailed in Venezuela since November as a suspected spy has been freed.

Carlos Correa of Public Space told The Associated Press on Friday that a court ordered the conditional release of journalist Billy Six. He had been charged with espionage — accusations his relatives rejected as trumped up.

Correa said Six has to report to the court every 15 days.

He said the journalist is banned from talking to the media, but he's not being deported and can leave Venezuela if he chooses.

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/national-business/article228021884.html

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Arrested last November.

https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/01/05/billy-six-the-imprisoned-journalist-you-havent-heard-of/

I recommend he leave swimming if that's his only option.

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Appears he's taken my advice, though decided not to swim. MRubio Mar 2019 #1

MRubio

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1. Appears he's taken my advice, though decided not to swim.

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Sun Mar 17, 2019, 12:03 PM

Mar 2019

German journalist released in Venezuela headed home

ermany's foreign ministry says a German freelance journalist freed in Venezuela months after he was jailed as a suspected spy is on his way home.

A Caracas court ordered the conditional release of Billy Six on Friday. Six was ordered to report to the court every 15 days and not to speak to media. He wasn't deported, but was allowed to leave Venezuela if he chose. German authorities said Sunday he flew out of the Caracas airport, but didn't give further details.

https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/world/article228054489.html#navlink=SecList

Billy Six, salio en dos por tres.

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