The president of the Venezuelan Congress, Jorge Rodríguez, expressed the same opinion, who stressed: “There is no compromise with fascism, the laws apply. With this I mean that the Public Ministry has to act as it is acting, not only with the criminals, their bosses have to go to jail, those who ordered them, those who paid them, and when I say bosses, I am not referring only to them. Maria Corina Machado, who must go to jail, I am referring to Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, because he is the head of the fascist conspiracy that they are trying to impose in Venezuela. That is the truth.“, the official said.
In this context, the opposition leader published an article in The Wall Street Journal where she said: “I write this from hiding, fearing for my life, for my freedom.” She also demanded the “Immediate” cessation of repression of protests against Maduro’s re-electionwhich he denounced as fraudulent.
“The State Security Forces They have killed at least 20 Venezuelansimprisoned for more than 1,000 and caused eleven forced disappearances “at the protests. Most of our team is in hiding,” she added in the text. “I could be captured as I write these words.”
Human rights organizations say the death toll has risen to eleven. They also reported 711 arrests.
An opposition source confirmed to the AFP agency that the leader “He is under protection” and will speak to the country in the next few hours.
Nicolás Maduro pointed at Machado and Gonzáles Urrutia: “They should be behind bars”
Maduro accused Machado and González Urrutia of being responsible for violent acts. “You have blood on your hands,” he said on Wednesday. “You should be behind bars,” the president had said.
“We Venezuelans do our duty. We voted to remove Mr. Maduro from power. “It is now up to the international community to decide whether or not to tolerate a government that is proven to be illegitimate,” Machado wrote.
“The repression must cease immediatelyto reach an urgent agreement that will facilitate the transition to democracy. I call on all those who reject authoritarianism and support democracy to join the Venezuelan people in this noble cause. We will not rest until we are free,” he stressed.
In this context of tension, the Costa Rican government had offered the opposition leaders asylum in its country. The Costa Rican foreign minister, Arnoldo André Tinoco, issued a message to announce the offer of refuge to the opposition leaders. “We have been informed that there are arrest warrants and orders for the arrest of María Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzáles in Venezuela. The Government of the Republic hereby issues a statement to the opposition leaders. announces that we are willing to grant political asylum, refuge in Costa Rica“, said.
Controversy in Venezuela over allegations of fraud in elections
Following Sunday’s elections, the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed to Ripe re-elected for a third six-year term, with 51% of the votes against 44% for González UrrutiaThe opposition claims to have a copy of more than 80% of the votes and that his candidate obtained 67% of the votes.
The last time Machado was seen in public was with González Urrutia at an opposition rally on Tuesday at noon in Caracas.
Source: Ambito
