She was given alternative measures to imprisonment: she cannot leave the country, must refrain from speaking about her case, and is required to appear in court.
HAVANA TIMES – Venezuelan journalist Carmela Longo has been charged with the crimes of terrorism and incitement to hatred in a virtual hearing held on August 26, less than 24 hours after her arrest.
The National Union of Press Workers, of which she is a delegate member, reported that she was released from custody. However, she is prohibited from leaving the country, must appear regularly before the anti-terrorism control court, and is forbidden from making any statements about her case.
Her arrest took place on Sunday, August 25, after her apartment was raided by officers from the Bolivarian National Police. She was taken into custody along with her 19-year-old son.
The well-known journalist, who specializes in entertainment news and was dismissed from Últimas Noticias on August 20, was forcibly disappeared for four hours until the Press Workers Union was able to confirm that she was being held at the Criminal Investigations Directorate of the Bolivarian