Demand for Release: Vente Venezuela’s Concern for Detained Collaborators of María Corina Machado

2024-03-24 00:40:00
María Corina Machado’s party demanded information on the whereabouts of three of her detained collaborators (X: @VenteDDHH)

Vente Venezuela, the party led by the opposition María Corina Machado, denounced this Saturday the lack of knowledge of the whereabouts of three of its collaborators, recently detained by the Nicolás Maduro regime, and demanded their release along with that of other of its employees detained for two months. back.

The message, published on social networks, points out that since this Wednesday Henry Alviarez – national coordinator of the VV organization – and Dignora Hernández – national political secretary – were apprehended by the security forces, they have not received news about their whereabouts or their condition. . This Thursday, the group had already demanded a “certificate of life” from Hernández, who “is hypertensive, has severe allergic processes and uses special medications.”

“We demand proof of life from Tarek William Saab of our political secretary, where is she?” claimed a statement released at that time.

Likewise, VV requests information about Emill Brandt – Machado’s collaborator in the state of Barinas – arrested at the beginning of March for being supposedly “incriminated” in “violent” and “terrorist” plans against the Maduro regime that, according to what he claims, he ended up confessing. his guilt and that of his companions.

The message also demands news about Brandt, who was accused weeks ago of being linked to the White Bracelet plan (X: @VenteDDHH)

On the other hand, the statement recalls the deprivation of liberty for political reasons of other of its collaborators: Joe Villamizar, Luis Camacaro, Juan Freites and Guillermo Lopez.

“Despite the repression, persecution and constant human rights violations to which we have been subjected, we remain determined to continue in this electoral fight,” stated the Human Rights Committee of Vente Venezuela, which denies being involved in the plan. “White Bracelet” that supposedly seeks to attack Maduro’s life.

“Everything the prosecutor said about terror is false, everything is a lie,” Machado said days ago and added that the Miraflores Palace “intercepts all” the communications of his political team and “knows” that they are not behind violent plans but “organizing a country to advance on an electoral route.”

Machado denied the accusations against his team and assured that they are part of Maduro’s electoral strategy (EFE)

Even the day before, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned these arrests and expressed its “concern over the continuous arrest warrants against members of the opposition,” urging the authorities to cease “all acts of state repression.” ” and guarantee “the presumption of innocence, judicial guarantees and political participation under conditions of equality.”

He also called “on the international community to urge the State to respect human rights and hold fair and competitive elections.”

However, given the persistence of Maduro’s acts of sabotage, including the still current political disqualification of Machado from holding public office, the anti-Chavista leader announced in the last few hours that it had been decided that the electoral ballot would be headed by Corina Yoris, a historian member of the Democratic Unitary Platform, who is “completely trusted.”

“We found the right person (…) he is a person who has the respect of all those who have known him throughout his academic, professional, and civic life,” who will allow the opposition to continue on “the electoral route.” to achieve, with the force of the majority vote, change for our Venezuela,” declared Machado.

Yoris is the one chosen by Vente Venezuela to compete against Maduro (AP)

Yoris, for her part, assured that she was “tremendously committed to the people” of Venezuela and promised to walk this “path of transition, together.” “We are all necessary, no one is superfluous here,” she insisted.

(With information from EFE)

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