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Previous Psychiatrist Pens Presidential Pardon Petition

December 30th, 2011

No, not for trying to help Chávez appear to be sane, something Chávez has rarely if ever managed.

Instead, it was reported here that

CARACAS – Psychiatrist and former university chancellor Edmundo Chirinos, who says that President Hugo Chavez was his patient, asked the Venezuelan head of state for a pardon to avoid serving the rest of a 20-year prison sentence for homicide.

“I’ve been detained for more than a year in Yare III (prison), in a cell unusually inadequate for a person of 77, very sick,” wrote Chirinos in an open letter to Chavez and Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz.

The well-known psychiatrist and academic, who was also a presidential candidate in the 1988 elections, was sentenced on Sept. 29, 2010, for the July murder of one of his patients, 19-year-old college student Roxana Vargas.

“Open letter?” Seeking public sympathy to move el Thugo? Well, elections are coming soon.

One must wonder what beans el Doctor Chirinos could spill if given the requested pardon and permitted to blab about Chávez’ state of mind. Or, maybe better, why he didn’t off Chavez. In jail, there seems to be little chance of either. Out of jail as well, for that matter.

Still, it could be even more interesting than what Chávez’ cat or former mistress(es) might have to say.

(This article was first published at The PJ Tatler.)

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: Hugo Chavez, insane, murder, pardon, prison, psychiatrist, sanity, satire
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2 Responses to “Previous Psychiatrist Pens Presidential Pardon Petition”

Tom Carter | December 31st, 2011 at 12:36 am

I just got an e-mail from Cat. He says no self-respecting cat would have anything to do with Chavez, and he demands a retraction.

Dan Miller | December 31st, 2011 at 6:35 am

Tom,

Due to the great number of such requests received daily, I have delegated all retraction related matters to the New York Times. Since the department shown below has no electronic communication capabilities, please send hard copy of Cat’s e-mail to the attention of:

Eric Holder, Esq.
Chief Sub-editor,
Retractions Dept.
New York Times Publishing Corporation
c/o Democrat National Committee Information Bureau
The White House
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20000

I am confident that after Mr. Holder finds his new office, organizes things with his usual efficiency and oversight and gets around to the request, it will receive the prompt and efficient attention customarily given to such matters.

Dan