Venezuelan Government Expresses Grief and Calls for Calm over Murder of Robert Serra

The President of the National Assembly praised Serra's commitment to progressive causes and said he was a leader that “whenever a militant was needed, he would be there.”

Serra was also a leading youth activist and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's youth wing has expressed its sadness at the death. 

Earlier, Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres said that the motive of the murder is yet unknown.

“We do not want to give any information on the motive of the event to the Venezuelans until we have enough information on the ongoing investigations and we can give details (…) what we can assure is that a specialized team of investigators is at the scene to speed up the investigation,” he said.