Olga Lucila Mata de Gil (born
1949
Events
January
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) is a Venezuelan woman detained in April 2022 for recording a humorous video posted on the social network
TikTok
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in which she names
arepas
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after high-ranking government officials.
Process
On 13 April 2022, an arrest warrant was issued against Mata after she recorded a humorous video published on the social network
TikTok
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two years prior in which she names different arepas with the name of high-ranking government officials and the type of filling they had. Her son, Florencio Gil Mata, was arrested, and both were charged with the crime of "
promotion or instigation to hatred".
Tarek William Saab
Tarek William Saab Halabi (, ar, طارق وليام صعب حلبي; born 10 September 1962) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, ...
, the Attorney General imposed by the
2017 Constituent National Assembly
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, set up the Special 4th Control Court "with competence in cases related to terrorism".
William Saab subsequently released a video of Mata apologizing for the content of the video; the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Special Court agreed on a precautionary measure against her.
The non-governmental organization , dedicated to the promotion and defense of the freedom of speech, condemned the arrest and recalled that the "right to record and broadcast a video exercising the full enjoyment of freedom of expression in its individual and social dimension, through humor, is not a reason for arrest nor is it a crime".
See also
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Law against Hatred
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Braulio Jatar
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Cassandra case
The Cassandra case ( es, Caso Cassandra) was a Spanish court case against Cassandra Vera Paz (born 3 November 1995). Vera was charged in 2016 with injury to victims of terrorism after she posted a series of tweets poking fun at the Franco-era ass ...
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Inés González Árraga
Inés Margarita González Árraga (31 January 1973) is a Venezuelan former political prisoner, currently living in exile.
Biography
González studied chemistry at the University of Zulia, later completing a master's degree at the Venezuelan Inst ...
References
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Living people
1940s births
Venezuelan women
Prisoners and detainees of Venezuela
Political repression in Venezuela
Venezuelan prisoners and detainees