Uruguay expressed his condemnation of the recent arrests of two leaders opposed to the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, by denouncing “the progressive deterioration of the political situation” in the run-up to the elections of that country.
Those arrested were Henry Alviarez and Dignora Hernández, leaders of Sell Venezuela and references of the space it heads María Corina Machado, the historic anti-Chavista leader who was disqualified from running in this year’s vote.
Faced with this scenario, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement where it considered that in the Caribbean country there is “an escalation that corroborates the definitive distancing of the Barbados Agreements by the Venezuelan government.”
The Chancellery condemned the “arbitrary actions” and stated that he would follow the events with “concern and solidarity”, noting that “they are overwhelmed human rights of opponents of the regime from the structures of the State”.
“Our country joins the call of the international democratic community for the immediate release of all those detained for political reasons,” stated the MRREE.
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The arrest of two Venezuelan leaders
Alviárez and Dignora Hernández were arrested for their alleged link with violent plans related to the elections on July 28, in which Ripe will seek a third consecutive six-year term in power, in the midst of a process that was harshly criticized since Uruguay.
Arrest warrants were also reportedly issued for seven other members of Vente Venezuela, the formation led by Machado.
This situation generated repudiation from different latitudes, such is the case of the governments of Argentina and the United States, as well as the Organization of American States (OAS), whose general secretary Luis Almagro expressed: “Once again the regime shows that its only electoral weapon is to attack with more repression.”
Source: Ambito