[news] Venezuelan Foreign Minister Illegally Detained at JFK Airport and Strip-Searched

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

(E)arly Saturday evening...Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Madura was prevented by airport officials from departing the US from JFK airport on a commercial flight on Saturday following the UN General Assembly meeting. He said officials demanded he surrender his ticket and boarding pass claiming his name was on a so-called "red list." He was then illegally detained, taken to a small room and strip-searched despite his strong protests after having clearly identified who he was. He explained once he did, his treatment only got worse.

  


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