Magallí Meda, Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, Humberto Villalobos and Omar González – Members of the campaign command with Venezuela and nearby collaborators of María Corina Machado – passed more than 400 refugee days at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas. After being released in the “Operation Guacamaya”, the Five Venezuelan opposition leaders provided a press conference at Washington DC., where they reported details of their confinement and the operation that allowed their departure.
In detail, Meda described its release as an almost miraculous fact: “That we are sitting here is a miracle,” he saidhe added that during his imprisonment “All their rights were violated” and that survived thanks to the union between them. Hardly, he accused the Venezuelan government of exercising systematic repression: “It is a state terrorism that is harassing the entire nation. Diosdado Cabello is burying the regime of Nicolás Maduro. There are no longer excuses at all. Today the country is besieged, threatened and persecuted”
For his part, Urruchurtu expressed his thanks to the Argentine government for its support from the first moment. “I thank Argentina’s government for welcoming us from the first day“He said, while highlighting the symbolism of” the presence of that Brazilian flag “at the diplomatic headquarters.
In addition, the leader pointed against the lack of International response to the use of asylum as a persecution tool: “We live 14 months of captivity. When we entered the embassy we decided to seek protection. This created a serious precedent in the eyes of the world. “
The regime killed the diplomatic asylum. Today a hostage diplomacy operates, operates blackmail, extortion and threats. Diplomacy with Venezuela failed, our case is the example, “he denounced.
Omar González He went further and denounced that Maduro’s regime sought to eliminate them. “Maduro’s tyranny constantly threatened the physical integrity of those who are here. Argentina’s diplomatic headquarters in Caracas was surrounded by elite bodies. There were elite bodies, drones, dogs to monitor and attack us. There was an intention to physically liquidate. And politically not to mention“He said.
Humberto Villalobos He stressed that, despite the siege, the opposition managed to impose himself electorally: “We won an election to a police regime, repressive,” express. In addition, he also valued the work done during the confinement: “What we did will be studied from now on. We organize, precisely, almost 600 thousand people, we covered all the voting centers, we did a detailed study of how they won us, where they beat us, why they beat us. We collected 85% of the physical acts. At 48 hours we had published them on the Internet.
“It’s not easy. We weren’t alone, It was the population, the country committed to getting out of a regime that has enslaved us, ”he explained.
In turn, Claudia Macero He pointed against the regime vulnerability And he valued the accompaniment received: “We are going to touch all possible doors and hearts to achieve a Venezuela in freedom,” he said. He also highlighted the role of María Corina Machado, thanking him for “defending the values of Venezuelans.”
The five leaders were received this Friday by the North American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who celebrated his release and reaffirmed the support of the United States to the democratic cause in Venezuela. “It was an honor to meet with the brave leaders of the Venezuelan opposition who were the target of Maduro’s repression and tyranny,” he wrote in X. “His courage inspires all those who work for a more democratic future, especially after the arbitrary detention of Juan Pablo Guanipa and more than 70 people. ”
Rubio also reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the release of all US citizens detained in Venezuela. After that message, María Corina Machado used the same social network to thank him: “Thank you very much Secretary Marco Rubio for his firm support for the democratic cause of Venezuela, which is the cause for the security and prosperity of all the Americas … Thank you, “he wrote. And he concluded:” We will always thank President Trump for his unwavering commitment to the Venezuelan people, who despite the brutal repression and deliberate impoverishment, remains standing, with courage and dignity, determined to live in freedom. “
Foreign Ministry demanded “the immediate liberation” of all Argentine detainees in Venezuela
In a statement issued last Friday, the Argentine government, through the Foreign Ministry, firmly claimed the “Immediate Liberation” of all Argentine citizens detained in Venezuela. Among them is the gendarme Nahuel Galloarrested on December 8, and two other nationals that were recently deprived of their liberty.
One of them, Pablo Gonzalo Carrascohad traveled to Caracas to participate in a cybersecurity conference representing the US company 99 Hat. Although he was released shortly after, his detention generated diplomatic concern. The other, Germán Darío Giuliani, Criminal lawyer, he was in Venezuelan territory since May 5 and continues to be arrested. Both were accused by the Maduro government allegedly plan “terrorist acts” destined to sabotage the next elections.
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“The Argentine Republic expresses its strongest and most categorical condemnation of the systematic process of arbitrary arrests, Forced disappearances and generalized violations of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ”says the official statement.
The document emphasizes the role of Diosdado Cabello, number two of the Venezuelan regime, whom he accuses of leading “a repressive machinery that relies on fear, the kidnapping of innocent, forced disappearance and systematic harassment of the family environments of the persecuted.”
Faced with this situation, the administration of Javier Milei announced that intensify its international legal actions against hair and other officials of the Chavista government. According to the Foreign Ministry, the International Criminal Court will be requested urgently to pronounce these cases as crimes against humanity.
The message concludes with a call to the international community: “Our country urges all democratic nations to join efforts to end the persecution already the violence exercised from the institutions ”.
Finally, the statement said: “The Argentine government reiterates its unwavering commitment to the defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms and will continue to promote all the necessary actions to ensure that these crimes are not unpunished and that all those responsible -materials and intellectuals – in front of international justice with all the weight of the law”
Source: Ambito
