One rushes escalation of tension in Venezuela. The political reference Maria Corina Machado participated in a mobilization on the eve of the arrival of the former candidate Edmundo González Urrutiawith whom they intended to assume the Presidency of the country this Friday. However, and after participating in a mobilization in the streets of Caracashuman rights organizations expressed that The Venezuelan leader was detained by the Nicolás Maduro regime.
The voices of Argentine politicians were heard on social networks in repudiation of the event, calling for a mobilization this afternoon Plaza de Mayo. One of the most resonant was that of the former president Mauricio Macriwho posted: “María Corina, we are not going to abandon you. “Venezuela will be Free!”
The head of the Buenos Aires Government, Jorge Macrialso issued an opinion: “We repudiate the kidnapping and demand the immediate release of María Corina Machado, deprived of her freedom by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. Starting January 10, Edmundo González Urrutia has to assume the role that Bravo Pueblo has entrusted to him and become the new and legitimate president of the Venezuelans.“.”It is time for Venezuela to regain its freedom,” he concluded.
From the same Plaza de Mayo, and together with the Buenos Aires deputy Silvana Giudici (PRO), the chief of staff Guillermo Francos stated that “the President is monitoring the situation, especially to know what the fate of María Corina is. There is a danger of what could happen tonight because we were seeing the reaction of the people of Venezuela.”The official position of the Government is in favor of freedomof democracy and the Venezuelan people, and against the Maduro dictatorship,” he added and reiterated that the priority is to “clarify the situation of María Corina”: “We hope that there will be a reaction from sectors of the Venezuelan armed forces in favor of its people“.
The Cordoban Germana Figueroa Casas (PRO)stated: “We demand the urgent release of María Corina Machado, Nahuel Gallo and all the political prisoners. Venezuela deserves to be free, that is what its people decided and it must be respected!” A colleague from her block and co-provincial, Laura Rodríguez Machadomaintained that “it is time for the international community, with strength and determination, to demand the immediate release of María Corina Machado and all political prisoners. Venezuela must be free and sovereign again! There is no more time for half measures, enough of complicity with the Maduro regime. “The world asks for freedom for Venezuela!”
For her part, the Buenos Aires representative Karina Banfi (UCR) expressed: “We are with you María Corina Machado. We are with every Venezuelan. We are not going to abandon you. Venezuela must be free!” Minutes later, the Radical Civic Union as a party issued a message: “We reject Nicolás Maduro’s decision to assume the presidency after a fraudulent electoral process and we support the work carried out by the Carter Center in the review of voting records“.
Along the same lines, the Buenos Aires Maximiliano Ferraro (Civic Coalition) wrote: “Free María Corina and all political prisoners. The kidnapping of María Corina Machado and the attack on her team are desperate acts of the Chavista criminal dictatorshipwhich fiercely represses and cannot silence the fight for freedom. Nicolás Maduro should not and cannot take office tomorrow. “The regime must end and the popular will expressed in July 2024 must be respected.”
The Buenos Aires deputy also expressed himself Ricardo López Murphy (Federal Meeting): “The criminal Maduro regime illegally detained María Corina Machado after the mobilization in Caracas. We all demand her release. “We are all with the people of Venezuela.”.
Casa Rosada called on the governments of the region to “demand the end of the regime”
Pink House echoed the kidnapping of political leader María Corina Machado after participating in a march in Caracas.
“He President Javier Milei calls on the other governments of the region to repudiate the attack against Corina Machado, and to demand the end of the regime“, they expressed in an official statement. It also points out against Maduro’s management for leaving “millions of Venezuelans in poverty, exiled or dependent on the dictatorship’s handouts, creating a true hell on earth“.
In the document, published in the account of the Office of the President of the Argentine Republic, it is detailed that “in an operation worthy of the worst dictatorships in history, agents of the Maduro regime shot at her escort, and violently kidnapped her in front of thousands of protesters.”
“Her team reports that they have lost communication with her,” they add. “Dictator Nicolás Maduro makes a show of force attacking the greatest reference in favor of a free and democratic Venezuela,” they analyze.
Venezuela: after being kidnapped by the Maduro regime, Corina Machado was released
After leading a mobilization in Caracas, Corina Machado She was arrested this Thursday by the regime Nicolas Maduro. Hours later, and then being forced to film a series of videos, she was released. Both she and Edmundo González Urrutia They were preparing to take on the presidency of Venezuela this Friday.
“Leaving the concentration in Chacao, Caracas, María Corina Machado was intercepted and knocked off the motorcycle she was riding on. In the event they detonated firearms. They took her away by force. During the period of his kidnapping She was forced to record several videos and was then released. In the next few hours she will address the country to explain the facts,” detailed the opposition party Comando Con Venezuela.
The information was also made official by Juan Pappier, deputy director of Human Rights Watch: “We have confirmed with opposition sources that María Corina Machado has been released. “We demand that their safety be guaranteed.”
It is expected that the political reference of Venezuela issue a message to his followers, hours before the inauguration of a new president in the country.
Source: Ambito
