Peru condemns acts of repression and persecution, as well as arbitrary arrests in Venezuela

it the Peruvian government expressed its strong condemnation of the acts of repression, persecution, arbitrary arrests and kidnappings committed by the regime of Nicolás Maduro against political opponents, their families, as well as foreign nationals, among whom there are four compatriots.

Through an official statement, the Government has decided on the situation in Venezuela, after the complaints made by Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, opponents of the regime Nicolas Maduro.

González Urrutia will denounce this Tuesday the “kidnapping” of his son-in-law Rafael Tudares in Caracaswhile Machado was droned over his mother’s home by “agents of the regime” of Maduro, who he also accused of having the country surrounded.

In this regard, the Government announced that the actions of the Chavista regime represent an insult to democratic values, therefore they requested the prohibition of these practices.

“These acts not only violate basic human rights, but also represent a direct attack on democratic values. Demanding the immediate cessation of these practices that are contrary to human life and dignity Government of Peru demands the immediate release of all arbitrarily arrested persons,” they noted.

The chancellor will travel to Panama

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry also announced that Foreign Minister Elmer Schialler will go to Panama on Wednesday, January 8, for a meeting on the defense of democracy in Venezuela, called by the Panamanian government.

They emphasized that González Urrutia, as well as the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, as well as foreign ministers and former presidents of the region, are expected to participate in this meeting.

In a statement to RPP, Schialer reaffirmed that, for the Peruvian government, opposition leader Edmundo González “He is the elected president of Venezuela”a difference that – he assured – President Dina Boluarte communicated to him in the dialogue they had the day before.

“It is on purpose that I have said that Edmundo González Urrutia is the elected president, because in fact that is how we consider him,” he said in an exclusive interview in Expanding news.