From the Miraflores PalaceThe Venezuelan president harshly attacked the main anti-Chavez leaders for “conspiring” to generate “violence” in the country. “They are hatred, revenge, violence. Their plan is conspiracy and escalation of violence to kill people.”he denounced.
The head of state repudiated the events of violence that were generated in the main cities of the country, where Armed groups attacked buildings government forces while others fired on civilians and clashed with the police. The opposition reported that one death had been recorded.
“We have witnessed a series of events, more than 100 violent, terrorist attacks,” Maduro denounced and assured that Security forces and the army managed to arrest dozens of people during the day of protests.
Nicolás Maduro accused the opposition and the US for the violence in Venezuela
According to the Venezuelan president, the 80% of those arrested have criminal recordsa large part of them returned to the country promoted by the United States and 90% were under the influence of narcotics and carrying weapons.
“Some confessed what they are being paid per day,” Maduro said, adding: “We will go in search of and capture the masterminds of these organized groups with precise orders on where to attack.”
Maduro then stated that the acts of violence were “orchestrated” and pointed against the extreme right that “denounced fraud 15 days before the elections” and refused to sign the agreement for the recognition of the electoral results.
“They only said that they were going to recognize some supposed records from a record factory that they must have. The minutes that they were going to show replace the electoral power and that they did not recognize the electoral power,” he said regarding the press conference that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and Maria Corina Machado They headed to show documents referring to the electoral process.
Nicolás Maduro denounced an attempt at “violent overthrow”
The Venezuelan president also linked the violence to an alleged plan USA to create destabilization. “They present a face, a smile, a marketing, an old man who can barely talk or walk, but underneath there is a plan where the gringos are. They have been involved in all the coups d’état. They are working on this plan. “I know him well,” he said.
“The gringos are behind this plan,” Maduro reiterated. and added: “They have always been there. Before, during and after (Juan) Guaidó. Made in USES. These are plans and they lived this plan by working on it.” “They use the electoral process to harm you. They live off permanent damage. This group is a fascist group, a violent, fascist counterrevolution and criminal”, reported.
Finally, he noted that the opposition and the US are seeking “a violent overthrow of the Bolivarian revolution. The global far right has mounted a coup against Venezuela. The time has come to defend peace in the streets. This country will not be harmed any further.”
Source: Ambito
