The controversial Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has his Challenger, even the interim President Juan Guaido called and threatened with criminal measures. Guaido should in case of his return from Colombia the judiciary.
The Maduro told the US channel ABC. Guaido was traveling last Friday, unexpectedly, into the neighboring country of Colombia, to participate in a solidarity concert, on the border to participate. He also wanted to accompany the Transport of predominantly US-funded aid supplies across the border in the crisis state.
The Venezuelan military stopped the shipments, there were at least four people Dead and 350 injured. On Monday Guaido also took part in the Meeting of the Lima group, with US Vice-President Mike Pence in the Colombian capital of Bogota.
“He can’t just come and go, the justice had forbidden him from Leaving the country,” said Maduro, according to ABC. Guaido announced, however, in spite of the warning to want this week to Venezuela to return, as the Venezuelan newspaper “El Nacional” reported on Tuesday. He should be at his return home, was detained, this could make the situation extremely to escalate.
Colombia’s foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo warned the Maduro government against possible violence against Guaido or his family. There are “serious and credible threats” against the interim President and his family, said Holmes Trujillo. Any violent action against Guaidó will summon an “international Situation, the common Action is called for,” warned the Colombians.
Guaido calls for new protests on
The United States and other countries increased the pressure on Maduro, the way for a free and fair election of a new President. The US imposed on Monday a new financial sanctions. The States of the so-called Lima-a group announced a complaint against the government of Maduro against human rights forums. And Guaido called on his followers to new mass protests in Venezuela.
As a sign of rising nervousness Maduro could be seen in the crash of an interview with a Team from the Spanish-language U.S. broadcaster Univisión. The head of state ended the conversation on Monday evening (local time), according to the journalists, abruptly, when she asked him uncomfortable questions about the social crisis in the country, and images of young people played, the were looking for in the garbage to Eat. The representatives of the press had then been for two and a half hours in a room locked, their equipment had been confiscated. (sda)
Created: 26.02.2019, 19:50 PM
