Incident: Priest Gerónimo Sifontes arbitrarily detained

Title:	Priest Gerónimo Sifontes arbitrarily detained
Country:	Venezuela
State/Province:	Monagas
City:	Maturín
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Date of Incident:	2020-04-08
Security Level:	Public
Summary:
The priest Gerónimo Sifontes, pastor of the Santo Domingo de Guzmán church in Maturín organized the departure of the Nazarene in his vehicle. Sifontes said that when a neighbor saw that they placed the altar with a torn flag, she was upset with the priest and reported it to the Defense Operational Zone (Zodi). Officers brought the priest to GNB Zone 51 Command. He was detained for 3 hours.

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 Name:	Defense Operational Zone (Zodi)
Responsible actor category:	Government officials

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Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion:

Religion of victim(s):	Christian
Subcategory Religion of victim(s):	Christian, Catholic

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Comments:

Name:	Priest Gerónimo Sifontes: I spent three hours in the GNB waiting for the commander
Url:	https://efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad/sacerdote-geronimo-sifontes-estuve-tres-horas-en-la-gnb-esperando-por-el-comandante/
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