Marcel Granier, the Chief Executive Officer of Empresas 1BC, appeared on Monday at the head offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) based in Caracas to ask for mediation of the OAS Secretary-General in the case of the removal for second time of the signal of TV channel RCTV Internacional.

"What is happening in the field of human rights in Venezuela is a matter of concern; we see everyday violation of freedom of expression, freedom of organization, freedom to protest, the right to fair trial, and the right to defense. Therefore, as the Organization of American States is the guarantor of such rights as a result of the American Convention on Human Rights, we have come to request its intervention," Granier said.

"We have come to tell the OAS again that the Inter-American Democratic Charter should be enforced, the American Convention on Human Rights should be enforced, and the National Constitution should be enforced. Therefore, we have invoked the OAS protection and mediation," he added.