Prelate calls for greater press freedom in Venezuela

August 17, 2015

A Venezuelan prelate known for his candid criticisms of the regimes of Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, has called for greater freedom of the press in the South American nation.

“Without social communications there can be no democracy which is the system which teaches us how to be free, to communicate without restrictions and be able to express our opinions and criteria on matters regarding our country,” said Archbishop Roberto Lückert León of Coro.

“We have no means of voicing our disagreement or revealing what is happening in Venezuela, which, according to the government, is a Disney country where everything is fine,” he continued. “According to government spokesmen, our country has no shortages, no unemployment, no insecurity.”

 

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Further information:

• No social communications no democracy Bishop Lückert León speaks about the media (Fides)
• Venezuelan government 'trampling rule of law,' archbishop charges (CWN, 2/20)