Chile Points Finger at Venezuela in Case of Murdered Refugee
- Venezuelan Ronald Ojeda was kidnapped, killed this year
- Interior Minister Carolina Toha: world is “watching” Venezuela
The widow, son, and sister of former Venezuelan military officer Ronald Ojeda bury him in Santiago, Chile.
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Chile’s government is demanding that Venezuela collaborate in the investigation of a murdered refugee amid signs the killing was politically motivated, testing ties between the two nations.
The kidnapping and murder earlier this year of Ronald Ojeda, a former member of Venezuela’s Armed Forces, is of the “utmost seriousness,” Interior Minister Carolina Toha told reporters on Friday. The government has the right to demand that all those involved be sent to Chile to face justice, she said.