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Mr Zuloaga owns Globovision, the only television channel to remain openly critical of the government. He went into hiding in Venezuela last month after the authorities ordered his arrest for alleged profiteering. He has now appeared in Washington at the inter-American commission for human rights. "We have come to find the justice we cannot find in Venezuela,"

SNIPPET: "CARACAS, Venezuela — The owner of Venezuela's only remaining TV channel that takes a critical line against President Hugo Chavez was arrested Thursday, raising concerns the government is carrying out a widening crackdown aimed at silencing opponents. Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of Globovision, was arrested on a warrant for remarks that were deemed "offensive" to the president, Attorney General Luisa Ortega said. Zuloaga said military intelligence agents detained him at an airport..." i