Venezuelan cadets jailed over video game are freed under new amnesty law
(www.miamiherald.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 25 Feb 17:07
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from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 25 Feb 17:07
https://lemmy.nz/post/34762238
When Venezuelan authorities arrested a group of military academy cadets last year, prosecutors pointed to an unusual piece of evidence: their use of the popular video game Call of Duty.
Now, after nearly a year behind bars, the young men are free — part of a wave of releases under a new amnesty law that is reigniting debate over the country’s justice system.
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To those who are curious about how playing Call of Duty could get you jail time, the claim was that they were using multiplayer chat to conspire to kidnap a supreme court justice.