Through the Venezuelan Attorney General and executive arm of Chavismo Tarek William Saab, Nicolás Maduro’s regime has arrested two opposition leaders this Wednesday. This is Henry Alviárez, national coordinator of Vente Venezuela (VV), the opposition leader’s formation Maria Corina Machado. And by former deputy Dignora Hernández, of the same political force. It was also sorted capture of seven other environmental leaders of the recently banned presidential candidate.
They accuse them all of planning “violent”, “terrorist” and “destabilizing” actions. with the aim of “forcing” the registration of Machado’s candidacy in the next presidential elections on July 28. The opponent was elected in the primaries as the standard-bearer of the main opposition coalition, but it was disqualified from the competition due to a sanction by the Venezuelan comptroller’s office.
Without providing further details on the charges against these two people, Saab said that both have been captured.”for what he confessed Emil Brandt”, un regional head of Machado’s campaign command, which was arrested in early March for being “indicted” in “violent” and “terrorist” plans against the government.
In a television appearance, the Chavista prosecutor showed a video of Brandt’s confession, in which he talks about plans to generate “riots”“, in coordination with some military deserters who are abroad, for “subvert the stategenerating destabilizing actions”.
At the same time, videos of the arrests emerged. In the case of former MP Hernández, she is listened to shout for help while agents of the fearsome Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) capture her and enter a car.
Seven leaders of the opposition force Vente Venezuela have already been arrested in the last two months, while the Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday that it intends to arrest seven other people close to Machadoincluding communications manager Claudia Macero, former deputy Omar González Moreno and Magaly Meda, head of the anti-Chavista campaign.
According to the Chavista version, the opponents were planning “attacks against military installations”, as well as “demonstrations and street violence” in view of the July elections, in which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will seek power for a third consecutive six-year term.
Despite the disqualification, Machado insists that he will try to register his candidacy, supported by the majority of the opposition, between March 21 and 25, the period established by the National Electoral Council (CNE) for this task.
Source: Clarin
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