Widely ignored facts on Chomsky’s criminal “victims of authoritarianism” http://alethonews.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/widely-ignored-facts-on-chomskys-criminal-victims-of-authoritarianism/

Some of my friends in the US and internationally have had some concerns about recent events in Venezuela. From here in Venezuela, however, it seems there may be some misinformation, something common, of course, in mass media. One of these issues is the case of Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, who was indicted for corruption and placed in detention for her illegal actions and abuse of her judicial power. Despite the fact that the US government and other international “human rights defenders” claim Venezuela has a terrible problem with judicial corruption, when authorities act against such malaise,

then the government is accused of “cracking down on dissent” or being “authoritarian”.Ironically, Judge Afiuni has claimed to be innocent and a political prisoner of President Chavez.Afiuni was judging a financier named Eligio Cedeño who was involved in several corruption cases. He was initially charged with embezzlement of millions of dollars from banking institutions, essentially stealing the money from customers. Another charge against him was that he and an accomplice deceived CADIVI, our office of currency control, by ostensibly buying computers for almost US $30 million but bringing only empty containers to the country.

The financier’s accomplice was arrested in Panama more than a year and half ago, and after being turned over to the authorities of Venezuela confessed the whole scheme. His lawyers delayed the trial with legal maneuvers, until about six months ago, when Judge Afiuni herself walked Mr. Cedeño out of the courtroom and escorted him with two other employees of her court to the internal parking lot for judges, where Cedeño boarded a motorcycle that was let into the lot by Afiuni’s instruction.

[ALSO SEE...CHOMSKY THE FRAUD ATTACKS CHAVEZ FOR NECON CARR CENTRE? http://thenakedfacts.blogspot.com/2011/07/chomsky-fraud-attacks-chavez-for-necon.html