Relatives of Carlos Azpúrua, the owner of farm "La Marqueseña," claimed Monday that he is in solitary confinement by military officers who do not allow access to the property.
 
"They do not let the staff work. They are violating the agreements reached last weekend with army officers during deployment in the farm. They do not let nearby small farmers to carry milk in the tanks. The milk will be spoiled," María Josefina de Azpúrua, the landowner's wife told TV news channel Globovisión.

According to the lady, military officers have behaved "aggressively" and she feared clashes with the workers waiting to come into the farm.

"My husband cannot go out, because military officers are sort of aggressive and he fears for his life," or any violence, she added.

The military officers apparently ask workers to walk away and fail to understand that an agreement was reached with a public prosecutor to continue production of milk and corn, she explained.

The children living in the farm cannot go to school.

She repeated that the farm is property of the Azpúruas since 1939 and that the deed was submitted to the National Lands Institute (INTI) in southern-western Barinas state.