Univision journalists released, but Venezuelan government kept parts of recorded interview

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Univision reporter and anchor Jorge Ramos and his crew were briefly detained by the Venezuelan after an interview went south.

• The Ramos and his crew have been released, reports BuzzFeed News.
• Ramos was interviewing the country’s embattled president Nicolas Maduro.
• Reports say that Maduro became unhappy with the direction of the interview.
• BuzzFeed reports that Ramos referred to Maduro as a “dictator” and “murderer.”
• At some point during the interview, Maduro put a stop of the session.
• The Univision team was briefly detained and had their equipment confiscated.
• After their release, it appears that at least some of the equipment and portions of the recordings of the interview were not returned.

.@UnivisionNews anchor and report @jorgeramosnews is being detained in Venezuela — reportedly because the president of the country, who he was interviewing, wasn't happy with how the interview went https://t.co/GskYP6sjD4

— TVNewsMix (@TVNewsMix) February 26, 2019