USA He assured this Saturday that Venezuela’s accusationsabout a plot to destabilize the government and carry out a attacks against President Nicolás Maduro are “categorically false”. According to reports on Saturday, six people were arrested in the Latin American country, three of whom were Americans.
The spokesman confirmed that one US service member had been detained and noted that there were “unconfirmed reports of two other US citizens detained in Venezuela.”
The detainees They are three American citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech.accused of being linked to an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country, announced the government of Nicolás Maduro, which also reported that it seized 400 rifles from the United States.
The statements of the Minister of the Interior
The accusations came from the Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabellowho stated at a press conference that the arrested foreigners are involved in “terrorist” plans which included attempting to kill President Maduro and destabilise the country: “Two Spanish citizens were recently arrested in Puerto Ayacucho (Amazonas, south), José María Basua and Andrés Martínez Adasme,” said Cabello, who pointed to “links” between these individuals and the National Intelligence Centre of Spain.
“They speak of active participation, that they are part of a contingent of mercenaries from the Spanish government, through its intelligence headquarters, to attack the country,” he added.
For their part, the detained Americans are Wilbert Josep Castaneda“active military” of the United States, -pointed out by the minister as “head” of the plan-, Star of David and Aaron Barren LoganThe United States had previously confirmed the arrest of a citizen, and today they detailed that it was a military officer.
In relation to Spain, the arrest of the two citizens of that country occurs in the midst of strong diplomatic tensions between Caracas and the government of Pedro SanchezThey demand that the voting records be published – as the US is doing – following allegations of fraud by the opposition, which claims victory for its candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
The tension between Madrid and Caracas increased in recent days after González Urrutia arrived in Spain last Sunday to request asylum after a month in hiding in his country. And after the comment by the Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robleswhich called Maduro’s government a “dictatorship.”
In response, Venezuela recalled its ambassador in Madrid and summoned the Spanish ambassador in Caracas to protest the questioning of Maduro’s re-election.
Including the opposition
Cabello linked the alleged plans to “attack” Venezuela to the intelligence centers of Spain, the United States, and opposition leader María Corina Machado and other leaders.
“French mercenaries have been contacted, They have contacted mercenaries from Eastern Europe and they are in an operation to try to attack our country,” Cabello added, demanding explanations from Madrid and Washington. According to him, all the detainees “are confessing.”
The minister also reported the seizure of “more than 400 rifles” that were “for terrorist acts” promoted by “political sectors.” “We even know that the United States government is linked to this operation,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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