| Title: |
Pastor Jose Albeiro Vivas arrested |
| Country: |
Venezuela |
| State/Province: |
Barinas |
| City: |
Barinas |
| Other Address: |
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| Date of Incident: |
2019-10-21 |
| Security Level: |
Public |
| Summary: |
| José Albeiro Vivas, a pastor of a Christian church and an active Major of Venezuelan Military Aviation declared in a March for Jesus that he was coordinating: “Venezuela your time of freedom has arrived”. He declared the spiritual freedom of Venezuela, which was enough for the officials of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGIM) to arrest him. The officer faces an investigation for the crimes of misuse of decoration, badges, military titles and disobedience. |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: |
0 |
| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Arrests/detentions: |
1 |
| Sentences: |
0 |
| Abductions: |
0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: |
0 |
| Forced marriages: |
0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) |
0 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Forced to leave home: |
0 |
| Forced to leave country: |
0 |
| Non-physical violence : |
0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: |
Military Counterintelligence |
| Responsible actor category: |
Government officials |
Responsible Actor Religion
| Responsible Actor Religion: |
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| Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion: |
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): |
Christian |
| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): |
Christian, General |
Additional Information
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