Corina Machado considered that “in his despair and isolation, The only thing left for the regime is to attack brave citizens” and specified that “in the last hours, More than 30 Venezuelans who were peacefully and organizedly protesting this January 9 were kidnapped by Maduro’s repressive forces.
The Venezuelan political leader pointed out that the kidnappings happened in the areas of “Portuguesa, Táchira, Bolívar, Yaracuy, Lara, Trujillo, Zulia, Monagas, Distrito Capital, Miranda, Carabobo, Cojedes and Aragua.” “Some of those brave compatriots are members of our teams”he remarked and highlighted the story of “a young man who accompanied us on a motorcycle as I left the concentration, was shot and kidnapped“.
“My heart goes out to them, to their families and friends. They are heroes. Everyone will be free. Venezuela will be free“were the words with which he concluded his publication on social networks.
After the act of taking power by Nicolás Maduro, his rival in the elections, Edmundo González Urrutiahe promised make the votes count that represent the recovery of our democracy. “I continue working on the conditions for my entry to Venezuela and assume, as the Constitution mandates and the people, the presidency of the Republic and the command in chief of the National Armed Forces have ordered me to do so,” he said on social media, and said that he awaits “the right moment“.
Corina Machado revealed details of her kidnapping
The opposition leader Corina Machado confirmed this Friday that she was kidnapped and released on January 9 by agents of the Bolivarian National Police. after participating in a demonstration in the streets of Caracas. According to his interpretation, it was a sample of the “deep contradictions within the regime.”
This Friday, in parallel to the assumption of a new mandate in Venezuela by Nicolás MaduroMachado released a video highlighting the multiple protests that occurred in his country and in other cities around the world and He denounced that “a coup d’état” was perpetrated. Then, he recounted the events he experienced last Thursday, after participating in a protest in Caracas.
According to Machado, he left the protest on a motorcycle driven by a man and accompanied by two other motorcycles. Then, there were armed members of the Bolivarian National Police They tried to intercept it but failed. “They had long weapons,” he said.
“We were able to advance,” Machado continued, “and at the Altamira distributor I heard several shots. The motorcycles of the Bolivarian National Police intercepted us, an official asked me my name to confirm that it was me and immediately behind, I was abruptly and forcefully pulled off the motorcycle and they put me on another one, in the middle of two men.
During the trip, Machado heard that they were going to take her to prison. Shortly after, Surprisingly, the motorcycles stopped and told her that they had given the order to release her. They asked her to record a video “as a pledge of life” and they let her leave. He walked for hours through Caracas until he reached “a safe place,” he said.
“It is evident that what happened to me yesterday shows the deep contradictions that exist within the regime. Their erratic performance is another demonstration of how they are divided inside,” he assessed.
Source: Ambito
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