Newspaper editor turns himself in over Hugo Chávez slur [View All]

Source: The Guardian

The editor of a Venezuelan weekly newspaper has turned himself in to police while under investigation over a front-page photomontage that angered allies of President Hugo Chávez.

The editor of the weekly 6to Poder, Leocenis García, surrendered at a military post in western Zulia state on Tuesday and was turned over to intelligence officials, defence lawyer Pedro Aranguren said.

Authorities had sought García while investigating him on charges of insulting public officials and instigating hatred. García insists he is innocent, Aranguren told the Venezuelan television channel Globovision.

The newspaper angered authorities when it published a photomontage referring to "Chávez's women in power". It depicted the supreme court president, the elections chief and four other prominent female officials as cabaret dancers in revealing skirts and high heels.

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