A few hours after the kidnapping attack that the opposition leader of the Chavista regime suffered this Thursday afternoon 9 in Caracas. Maria Corina Machadothe president’s government In Boluarte issued a statement and joined the claim of various countries in the region, less than a day before the start of a new presidential term in Venezuela.
Through official channels Presidency of the Republic, The President expressed her concern about the acts of persecution and repression that political actors and citizens opposed the dictatorial regime of Nicolas Maduro.
As it is known, this Friday, January 10, Venezuela will have to receive a new presidential mandate and, according to international organizations and the popular vote in the polling stations, it will be Edmundo González Urrutia who should take power; However, this scenario becomes uncertain after the Chavista autocrat was declared the winner by the National Electoral Council, which is in line with his interests.
This disturbing international tension has led to various actors, including Protestants, trade union leaders and other politicians, being treated as traitors, terrorists and coup plotters by the current Chavista regime.
In that line, the government of Peru He demanded “unrestricted respect for the freedom of expression and political participation of Venezuelans and demands the immediate release of all people arbitrarily arrested.”
The opposition party Vente Venezuela (VV) Reported this Thursday that opposition leader María Corina Machado was kidnapped and then released by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. According to the party in a statement, the abduction followed a “violent interception” of Machado as he was leaving a public event in Caracaswhere he led a mass rally in support of Edmundo González Urrutia’s victory in the July 28 presidential election.
In the first statement published on social networks, VV reported that “the staff of regime “They shot at the motorcycles that were transporting him,” in an attempt to stop him. Afterwards, the same party expanded the details, showing that the leader was “intercepted and knocked down”, in addition to the fact that “firearms were fired” during the incident, underscoring the violence used against the opponent.
About an hour later, Vente Venezuela updated the situation, reporting that Machado had been forcibly arrested, forced to record video and finally released. Although no further details were released about the content of the videos, the incident reflects the political tensions the country is experiencing in the midst of a conflictual electoral context.
Machado was in Caracas after months of hiding. His last public appearance was on August 28, during an earlier protest to support González Urrutia’s electoral victory, which is widely contested by the Maduro regime.
This Thursday, after more than four months without introductions to his followers, Machado reappeared at a mass event, regretting the irregularities and once again claiming what he considers a legitimate victory. The public release came just one day before the planned presidential inauguration, an event that both Nicolás Maduro and Edmundo González Urrutia are adamant about undertaking.