Thursday, October 02, 2014

Shock in Venezuela Over Murder of Robert Serra
Robert Serra Deputy of the National Assembly in Venezuela was
found dead on Oct. 1, 2014.
• The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, expressed his grief over the assassination of the deputy of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Robert Serra

The deputy of the National Assembly (AN) for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Robert Serra, was found dead this Wednesday, October 1, in his home in the parish of La Pastora in the municipality of Libertador, Caracas, the Interior, Justice and Peace Minister, Miguel Rodríguez Torres, reported.

 According to Telesur, Rodríguez Torres stated that the motive would be made public following investigations.  “We have no further details to announce as of yet, we will be conducting a thorough investigation to find the culprits,” he said.

The minister indicated that the murder occurred around 10.30pm and the attack also resulted in the death of Serra’s wife, María Herrera.

He called on all Venezuelans and PSUV members to maintain calm following the incident and assured them that the motive would be revealed in the coming hours.

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, expressed the “Immense pain that we feel on the assassination of Robert Serra, Bolivarian and Chavista leader, may God bless him.  We will follow your example Robert, loyal and committed to the Path of the Revolution that you always so passionately defended,” on his twitter account.

The Attorney General of the Republic, Luisa Ortega Díaz, announced through her twitter account that she had appointed the deputy director of criminal offences, Juan Carlos Tabares and the national prosecutor 36, Johana Peña, to investigate the terrible incident.

Robert Serra was a 27 year old lawyer, who graduated from the Andrés Bello Catholic University (Ucab) with a postgraduate degree in criminology.  He was the youngest deputy of the Venezuelan parliament, and was born in Maracaibo, in the state of Zulia. (Granma news staff)

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