Published at: 11/12/2024 09:00 PM

(EL CARABOBEÑO, December 6, 1961)

• Esteban Utrera's body appeared with obvious signs of the beating to which he was subjected and with several deep knife wounds.
• Under these circumstances, the body of this young leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) was found.
• Utrera belonged to the leading cadres of the PCV of La Victoria, edo. Aragua.
• Its perpetrators were the repressive bodies of Aragüeño, under orders of the governor, the adec José Miguel Pérez Hernández.
• Esteban Utrera worked in the organization and training of cadres at the Francisco Ustariz High School and the Industrial Technical School.
• On that same date, Romulo Betancourt unleashed fierce political persecution, through a joint operation of police and military forces, whose objective was to pave the way for the outlawing of parties disaffected by his surrendering plan in favor of predatory American capital.
• Another victim was killed in that week of repressive actions. It was in Ejido, Edo. Mérida, assaulted by the Municipal Police, the teacher Héctor Trujillo, at a time when on a chair he spoke words to those gathered there to go out and demonstrate peacefully against the policies of the Betancourt Government.

Mazo News Team