Through the social network Twitter, the arrest of the cryptocurrency specialist and open opponent of the implementation of Bitcoin on The Savior, Mario Gomez for possible bank scams, according to the newspaper The printing press.
The information systems expert had participated yesterday in a virtual event organized by Today’s Diary together with the president of the Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador, to analyze the risks of implementing Bitcoin as legal tender in the Latin American country.
Twitter account Active Resistance, who denounced the arbitrary detention of Gómez, indicated that he is being sent to the delegation of Monserrat, in San Salvador, without having any official information from the National Civil Police (PNC) or the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) on the reasons for his arrest.
According to the mother of the detainee, Elena de Gómez, the police officers did not have an arrest warrant when proceeding with the arrest and “the phones were abruptly taken away”.
“He participates a lot in forums, in events, in social networks and is critical of the Government”, “because if we see that the country is going backwards it is necessary to speak, because it is a human right that we have to express our ideas,” he said. the woman as highlighted Swissinfo.
The Central American country is less than a week away from the entry into force of the Bitcoin Law, that will allow the circulation of the virtual asset together with the US dollar as the exchange currency in the country.
However, despite the positive of the measure that has been proclaimed by great leaders of the crypto industry worldwide, Within the country there are sectors that are strongly opposed to its implementation, as Mario Gómez has pointed out in his personal accounts on numerous occasions.
Among the reasons given for his opposition are the lack of an educational program in this regard for the less technical population, the possibility of its implementation for criminal purposes and the increase in macroeconomic distortions within the country.
For now, Gómez has been transferred to the Special Crimes Unit of the Central Investigation Division (DCI) of the National Civil Police located in San Salvador.
As the newspaper highlights The printing press, the relatives of the detainee indicated that they have only told the victim’s attorneys that this is an investigation for possible bank scams.
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