In exclusive statements to El Diario de Guayana where he is detained in the patrol Caroni, said he does not want a pardon or amnesty, only parole

• Yuri Hatziageldis

Chancellor Carlos is the only mayor who has been elected to public office, vote Democratic, being a prisoner. To raze as it did with an overwhelming majority of votes, the highest percentage of the country, over 80% on all tables in the municipality Sifontes not required to be present in the electoral contest, as the reelected mayor is Sifontes arrested at the headquarters of patrol Caroní for 1 years and 10 months, accused of more than 11 charges against him. The measure introduced by his lawyers to apply for parole was reportedly denied. "We ask that you enforce the will of the people, because now there is a new element in this trial, which is that the deputy who was allegedly at risk of absconding, is the elected mayor of the municipality Sifontes and that changes the situation, because it has a duty to meet with the people, "he said.

The case Crystallex International CA

Clarifies that it is not the Venezuelan subsidiary of Crystallex Venezuela. Crystallex International CA received a contract from the state where it undertook to provide benefits to the mining towns of southern Bolivar, which he failed to do, according to Chancellor referred, rather, sought to evict them by placing Alcabalas to prevent the passage in their work sites, what caused the explosion popular "spontaneous", which was neither organized nor sponsored by him. In the end, the deputy minister of mines in the CVG Orlando Ortegano signed an agreement which removed the obstacles to the miners.

Chancellor complaint that an injustice committed by the transnational, for 5 years, forcing the miners to cross dangerous mountain, while managers did so in luxury vehicles on a road, put up for this purpose.

Chancellor said that the CVG signed a contract in good faith, thinking that the trans was going to meet terms to generate 50 jobs in 2002, assuming the cost of maintaining 22 workers, assistance with technical projects for small miners, assuming a cost center Rural type outpatient medical 1, in Las Claritas, training of personnel with equipment and machinery, mining, development of community social programs, implementation of the road and the construction of 30 homes in the urbanization of Santo Domingo, San Isidro parish, the only thing we have, and a potable water plant, which is not fit for human consumption. And the key clause regarding the special benefits, which were broken, saying the decrease environmental impact, to prevent access by small miners "certain areas" protected by the company. So it asked the state to withdraw the grant of 25 thousand tons of gold, the richest of Venezuela in terms of proven gold reserves, the second largest in the world and the sixth in Latin America.

Many opposition parties win augured that you left in the elections of 23n.

Yes, the surveys were completed. It was already notable publicly that the victory was going to make forceful, as was the case. For me, voted miners, indigenous populations of Tumeremo, El Dorado, peasants, students and farming populations, due to the absence of a municipal government that gave no answer to the people in a timely manner despite having driven millionaires resources, it was not able to give answers to the problems that the community continues to suffer as drinking water and the very high level of unemployment.

-After two years in prison, how does it feel? What you can tell people about this experience, where you have violated their human rights?

- I have no words to thank the vote of confidence they have given me in this process, being elected as mayor, despite the fact that this not only separated me from my people, whom I wish much, but for all stocks of Tumeremo, The Dorado, San Isidro, 88 km and all indigenous communities with whom I have an excellent relationship.

"My whole life has lived in Tumeremo. My children, my residence, are in the municipality Sifontes. I am the son of that people committed to these people, and now mayor of this town, "he said, so it does not justify why it had stopped.

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Govern without political retaliation

Carlos Chancellor promised in his election campaign that would govern without political retaliation. Is ready to forget his confrontation with the regional president. He said President Chavez and Rangel Gomez who will not make a government of opposition in Sifontes, since only govern on the basis of the people to face challenges as the problem of water, construction of houses, roads and health.

Her attorney, Alicia Hernandez said that the judge itinerant control on the 2nd, Eli Rendon Nunez leading the cause, he had never wanted to pronounce on the alternative measure of freedom. But do not ask for acquittal, but was present at the hearings, in a process that is beginning. It clarifies that there is no civil or legal disqualification to assume the mayoralty.

Against this background, Chancellor clarifies that can demonstrate that the risk of flight, is invalid for two reasons: it was submitted voluntarily on two occasions in the first, he was granted a conditional parole presentation that played in a strict manner, for 3 months to revoke the measure, was re-submission, and was arrested when he was 1 year and 10 months.

Since then, he has been the order of justice, attending preliminary hearings, where he had violated several constitutional rights, among them, who was arrested 48 hours after the protest mining, from 6 to September 11 2005 so it was not involved in flagrante delicto.

Is not disqualified from assuming the mayoralty

However, he was admitted to participate in the electoral contest, and won fairly, so that on Tuesday, the Municipal Electoral Board of Sifontes municipality of Bolivar State in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Organic Law of the Electoral Power, the Organic Law of Suffrage and Political Participation and the rules governing the election, it was accredited to exercise that office for four years in accordance with the provisions of Section 174 of the constitution.

- What legal procedures and legal esgrimirán his lawyers so that you can take the mayor?

- Everything changed. The situation changed, not before he was mayor, now I am. I'm not denying I give continuity to the trial. Do not ask you to not follow the process. Only we have requested parole on the grounds that I meet with people who elected me mayor, in the legal framework. I proclaimed by the CNE, I must exercise mandated by the popular mayor of the municipality Sifontes.

I insist on asking what the legal mechanisms used his lawyer Alicia Hernandez, and Chancellor replied that not ask for a pardon or amnesty, is willing to undergo the legal process, to demonstrate that the accusations against him, have no legal basis. He assured that prove their innocence, because it does not fear the legal process against him.