Detainees, Drones and More: What is New on Carlos Lanz Disappearance

Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, reported this Wednesday through Twitter all the actions that the Public Ministry (MP) has been carrying out to try to clarify the strange disappearance of the professor and revolutionary leader Carlos Lanz, since last August 8, 2020.

Nine months after the disappearance of this Venezuelan professor and social fighter, the prosecutor explained that to date the MP and auxiliary bodies have carried out “multiple procedures.”

1) #CasoCarlosLanz Sobre el caso de la lamentable desaparición del #Profesor Carlos Lanz, ocurrida el 8 de agosto de 2020, detallamos a continuación las múltiples diligencias que con todo rigor el MINISTERIO PÚBLICO y los órganos auxiliares de #Justicia hemos desarrollado
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) March 10, 2021

Saab said that currently the MP has two national prosecutors and a regional prosecutor from Aragua state working on this case.

“In addition, SEBIN, DGCIM, CICPC and the PNB have ben commissioned as auxiliary investigative bodies,” he said.

3) #INVESTIGACIONES Se han presentado más de 100 diligencias entre las cuales destaco:
– 29 entrevistas (círculo familiar, vecinos, equipo de trabajo, amigos, compañeros de ideales)
– experticias forenses,
– análisis de telefonía,
– revisión de movimientos migratorios,
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) March 10, 2021

Regarding the investigations, he explained that to date, “more than 100 proceedings have been filed,” among which the following stand out:

• 29 interviews (family circle, neighbors, work team, friends, political allies)

• Forensic expertise

• Telephone analysis

• Review of migratory movements

• Drone searches

• Analysis of security camera recordings

• Analysis of financial profiles

• Extraction of content from storage devices

• Luminol assay

• Verification in ports and airports

The head of the MP commented that during the investigation process, “criminal groups were detected and apprehended” who tried—although unsuccessfully—”to collect money in exchange for information that would allow Lanz to be located (extortion case).”

5) #DETENIDOS En el proceso de investigación se detectó y aprehendió a grupos criminales en un intento fallido de cobrar dinero a cambio de información que permitiera la ubicación de Lanz (caso de extorsión).
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) March 10, 2021

“Until today, all these proceedings have concluded that there was no violent act linked to the disappearance of Carlos Lanz: his departure from home was absolutely voluntary and there are no elements of evidence of an evasion plan,” he commented.

He added that “so far the prosecutors have not ruled out any hypothesis: since the disappearances may be forced or voluntary and the hypotheses are only conclusive when the victim reappears under any circumstance, in order to clarify the modality and motive.”

7) #HastaAhora los fiscales no han descartado ninguna hipótesis: toda vez que las desapariciones pueden ser -forzadas o voluntarias- y las hipótesis solo son concluyentes cuando aparece la víctima bajo cualquier circunstancia: para así esclarecer la modalidad y el movil
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) March 10, 2021

Saab added that the MP “on behalf of the Venezuelan State, guarantees efficiency, rigor and professionalism in this unfortunate case, just as we do in all the cases that are received by our institution in favor of justice and human rights.

Featured image: Venezuelan Chavista intellectual Carlos Lanz. Dissapeared since 2020. File image.

(La IguanaTV)

Translation: Orinoco Tribune

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