By Jorge Calvillo (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Mar 28, 2014 02:04 AM EDT
Tags Politics, world, Latino

The parents and brother of actress Natalia Streignard, star of the telenovela "Mi Gorda Bella", were arrested by the Bolivarian Service of National Intelligence (SEBIN) for alleged links to a coup d'etat in Venezuela.

Though her Twitter account, Natalia reported that her 78-year-old father, her mother and her brother were arrested by SEBIN, and she wasn't told where they were being held or how they were.

"This morning SEBIN took my mom dad and we don't even know why! I'm scared... Help me find them..." tweeted the actress on March 25.

"My father is a 78-year-old man, with a disabled leg! He doesn't mess with anyone, now they want to link him to a coup d'etat? Are they insane?" tweeted Natalia from Miami, Florida, where she currently lives.

My father is a 78 year old man, with a disabled leg! He doesn't mess with anyone, now they want to link him to a coup d'etat? Are they insane?

- Natalia Streignard (@natystreignard) March 26, 2014

On Tuesday morning, Streignard's parents and her brother were arrested during a raid on their home, in Caracas. Julia Martínez, the actress' mother, was freed hours later; however, the father, Jack Martínez and her brother are still under custody of Venezuelan authorities, according to El Universo.

"They released m mom, they still have my dad and brother! They've been treating them well but I'm still very worried! Waiting for news!" wrote Streignard on Twitter.

This same week, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro announced the arrest of three Generals of the Venezuelan Air Force for allegedly planning an insurrection against his government.

In an conference of a meeting with chancellors from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in Caracas, the President said that the capture of the Air Force Generals came after an investigation carried out by the Armed Forces determined that the military leaders were linked to the opposition, which seeks to destroy his government.

"How was this attempt of a coup d'etat found? A product of the consciousness of officers, the youngest, Generals, Lieutenant Colonels, they came to me to report that they were being called for a coup d'etat. This captured group has direct links to opposition groups and they said that this week was 'decisive'. That's what they do, a psychological war among themselves. Chaos in services, Venezuela was going to shut it down and they'd come in with this. They thought that Venezuela has no way to defend itself and that we're still in times of coups d'etat. Regrettably for these officers who have been listening to the advice of those who want to destroy democracy," said Maduro, according to El Universal.

So far there is not end in sight for conflict in Venezuela. Activists have said they would not leave the streets despite the acts of repression the government has made against opposition leaders and arrest of dozens of people, most of them students.

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