Detention of Olga Mata
Olga Mata de Gil | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1949 |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Children | Florencio Gil Mata |
Olga Lucila Mata de Gil (born c. 1949) is a Venezuelan woman detained in April 2022 for recording a humorous video posted on the social network TikTok in which she names arepas after high-ranking government officials.
Process
[edit]On 13 April 2022, an arrest warrant was issued against Mata after she recorded a humorous video published on the social network TikTok two years prior in which she names different arepas with the name of high-ranking government officials and the type of filling they had. Her son, Florencio Gil Mata, was arrested, and both were charged with the crime of "promotion or instigation to hatred". Tarek William Saab, the Attorney General imposed by the 2017 Constituent National Assembly, set up the Special 4th Control Court "with competence in cases related to terrorism".[1][2][3][4] William Saab subsequently released a video of Mata apologizing for the content of the video; the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Special Court agreed on a precautionary measure against her.[2][5][6][7]
The non-governmental organization Espacio Público, dedicated to the promotion and defense of the freedom of speech, condemned the arrest and recalled that the "right to record and broadcast a video exercising the full enjoyment of freedom of expression in its individual and social dimension, through humor, is not a reason for arrest nor is it a crime".[1][2][3]
See also
[edit]- Law against Hatred
- Braulio Jatar
- Cassandra case
- Inés González Árraga
- Political prisoners in Venezuela
References
[edit]- ^ a b "El régimen de Maduro ordenó la captura de una mujer que grabó un video humorístico sobre los chavistas en TikTok". infobae (in Spanish). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b c "Venezuela: madre e hijo son detenidos por grabar un video humorístico en TikTok sobre Maduro". La República (in Spanish). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ a b "Ordenan captura de abuela por grabar Tik Tok contra del gobierno venezolano". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Régimen de Maduro ordenó captura de mujer que grabó TikTok de arepas con nombres de chavistas". Americatevé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Comparten disculpas de mujer que grabó video sobre funcionarios chavistas". El Pitazo (in Spanish). 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Se disculpa la adulta mayor que mencionó a funcionarios de Maduro en video viral". Runrunes (in Spanish). 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ Barrios, Oswin J. (2022-04-19). "Grabaron a Olga Mata para que ofreciera disculpas por video en TikTok". Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-19.
External links
[edit]- "A woman's TikTok video mocked Venezuelan politicians. She was arrested". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-04-20.