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Former Armed Forces minister arrested

Former Minister of the Armed Forces Constantino Matos Villanueva was arrested on Friday, 5 March after undergoing 10 hours of questioning by the judge Eduardo Sanchez Ortiz, who is in charge of the first phase of the case regarding the disappearance of professor Narciso Gonzalez. The questioning would continue today, 8 March. This is the second time Matos Villanueva is arrested in regards to the case. He was minister of the Armed Forces at the time of the disappearance of the former professor. He told the press that he is innocent and that his arrest is just part of the investigations. In addition to Matos Villanueva, two Air Force military have been detained.