{"product_id":"witness-to-power-disappearances-murders-joszs-esteban-oria-9798241887313","title":"Witness To Power Disappearances, Murders, And Arrests Of Freemasons In Venezuela: The Chain Of Command Leading To Miraflores","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is not an opinion piece, nor a political manifesto.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a documented record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitness to Power\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs a pattern of systematic persecution carried out in Venezuela between 2017 and 2018, following the extrajudicial execution of former police officer Óscar Alberto Pérez. Through testimonies, official documents, forensic reports, judicial records, press archives, and international communications, the book documents disappearances, murders, arbitrary arrests, raids, and intimidation directed against members of Venezuelan Freemasonry and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than focusing solely on a single event, this work examines how state power operates through chains of command, institutional omissions, and the criminalization of association. It analyzes how military jurisdiction was applied to civilians, how digital traces were used as instruments of repression, and how fear and silence became structural tools of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirect testimonies from witnesses and victims\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eForensic and medical documentation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficial records from Venezuelan institutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational reactions and condemnations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence submitted to the International Criminal Court\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitness to Power\u003c\/i\u003e does not seek to persuade or accuse. It seeks to preserve memory, document facts, and leave a trace where erasure was intended. In authoritarian contexts, documenting becomes a legitimate form of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for readers interested in human rights, international law, political repression, and contemporary Venezuelan history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Esteban Oria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241887313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"José Esteban Oria","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114169905407,"sku":"9798241887313","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71cac4ad-ac45-4ad9-9a4f-75c95c77f0a7.jpg?v=1769619536","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/witness-to-power-disappearances-murders-joszs-esteban-oria-9798241887313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}