From his cell in prison, Chancellor Carlos Ferrer, former mayor of the municipality Sifontes, gave its opinion about the issue presented in the mining sector, following "certain irregularities committed by Crystallex International Corporation".

"The popular reaction once again demonstrates the great social crisis that has led the company Crystallex in this important mining area of the parish town of Las Claritas Sifontes," said the former mayor, regarding the lock made by miners in the area this Thursday.

He said that this new protest is given "by virtually the same reasons and causes for which I am arrest, detention without any excuse beyond the accusations made by this transnational that lawyers hired by dozens to pursue legal action to me."

The words give this detainee known being "uncovering a truly rotten pot behind the negotiation CVG and Crystallex, which continues to boiling a result of antisocial behaviour, against the mining development and the people of Sifontes, affected by this kind of negotiation sells homeland. "

"This transnational gripped by a few dollars of one of the richest mining concessions in our country, only promoted to doing business in stock exchanges in the world, with gold reserves and property of the Venezuelan people", denounced the former mayor.

Moreover, Chancellor accuses the current governor of Bolivar state, Francisco Rangel Gomez, because "in their times of the CVG president, gave all national assets to this transnational, and without even a tender for a value far below the actual value of national assets ".

Finally, this former mayor appeals to miners in the area, saying that "farsantes homeland that are sold in the city of Sifontes and in the Governorate of Bolivar state are its maximum executioners, the people are wise, nobody can trick , Say what they say these characters were sold and now support for big business to pursue international Yankee, abuses, imprisons and destroy the hope of working in peace and bring bread to their tables humble. "