記者Ana Guaita Barretoの逮捕

「A journalist working for Venezuelan opposition news site La Patilla has been detained by the country's secret police.

Ana Guaita Barreto was seized at her home near the capital, Caracas, her family said.」

　野党側メディアの記者Ana Guaita Barretoが秘密警察に逮捕されたという。

BBC Venezuelan opposition journalist detained in crackdown　2 hours ago

Vanessa Buschschlüter

　大統領選が終わってから、拘束された報道関係者はこれで6名。

「The trade union representing media workers say she is the sixth journalist to be detained in the aftermath of the presidential election on 28 July, which the government-dominated electoral authority says was won by the incumbent, Nicolás Maduro.」

　逮捕の理由は教えてもらえなかったそうだが、まあ独裁国家でもあり秘密警察でもあるし。なお彼女の両親は野党政治家だそうで、そりゃあ狙い撃ちされるわなあ、という納得もある。いえ、普通の民主国家じゃこんな暴虐、あってはならんのですが、今のベネズエラは普通の民主国家とはとても言えたものでは。

「Ms Guaita was not told why she was being detained but her trade union said she had been targeted because she works for an opposition news site and both her parents are opposition politicians.」

　…国民の何分の一かが流出し、周辺各国で難民化。内戦もしてないのに。そんな失敗国家状態であって―立て直しはしてほしいんですが、また無理そうだなあ、と…。