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The gauche caviar, indifferent to political repression in Venezuela

The indifference of a certain left to the case of Rubén González, a trade unionist imprisoned by the Bolivarian regime, exemplifies the extent to which it is disconnected from reality in Venezuela.

By Carlos Patiño
The gauche caviar, indifferent to political repression in Venezuela
Rubén González | Hearts of Venezuela
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Rubén González is a prisoner of the military in Venezuela. The 61-year-old trade unionist has been imprisoned twice as a punishment for the struggle he leads in the public sector.

In 2014, after a 5-year trial for organizing a strike, he was found not guilty on all charges. In 2018, he was arbitrarily arrested again and in 2019 a military court sentenced him to 5 years and 9 months in prison. They allege that the trade union leader had “insulted” the Armed Forces.

Rubén González is a worker of CVG Ferrominera Orinoco (the state-owned company responsible for the exploration and exploitation of iron ore and its products), a former member of the government party and an evangelical Christian.

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