Chavist councilor José Atienza murdered In the municipality of Sifontes in the Amazonian state of Bolivar (south, on the border with Brazil), pro-government Ángel Marcano, the governor of that mining district, reported this Wednesday. “How much I regret and reject the killing of the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and parliament member José Atienza. I request the security organizations to clarify this fact and put the full weight of the law on those responsible.” The governor said via the social network Instagram.
Marcano did not provide further details about the murder, a fact not reported by the police forces, the justice system or the prosecution. local press, Tuesday night, the mayor received more than one shots when he arrives at his residence after realizing that he was being followed by a vehicle with unidentified persons on board.
Over the past decade, other ruling party leaders have been assassinated, including Caracas MP Robert Serra, who received several stab wounds at his home; Marcos Tulio Carrillo, the mayor who was shot dead by eight shots outside his home in Trujillo (west), and Sherlley Guilarte, the councilor who was shot dead in Aragua (to the north, near Caracas).