Demonstrations in support of the military regime first broke out in the poor neighborhood of Cotiza and spread to other parts of the capital. The protests continued in some quarters about midnight local time, early Tuesday morning, Swedish time.
In the videos on social media from burning barricades is clear, however, that it does not move on some of the larger groups of protesters.
the Opposition has previously called for demonstrations on Wednesday against Maduro a couple of weeks ago were sworn in for another term. He won the presidential election last year by a wide margin, then the greeting of the opposition who regard it as invalid.
from the national guard, was arrested on Monday since they were first captured four persons, and stolen guns at a säkerhetspostering and then launched an attack on a command centre in the north of Caracas, according to a statement from the minister of defense Vladimir Padrino.
Before the arrest circulated a video on social media recorded by a man who describes himself as the group leader.
”We are nationalgardets professional troops against the regime, that we refuse to acknowledge. I need your help, go out on the streets”, says the man the government identified as one of the officers by the name of Luis Bandres Figueroa.
tweet triumfatoriskt after the arrest. ”They have already given us several details and the first thing they said was that they have been offered in fleet houses and castles but they were deceived. We will win,” writes Cabello without going into the details of who would have been behind the alleged promise.
The oppositionskontrollerade the national assembly promised last week to back up the military and the government, if they break with the Maduro. Its president, Juan Guaidó expressing support for the rebel soldiers.
”the national Assembly undertakes to offer all the necessary guarantees to members of the armed forces who actively contribute to restoring the constitution”, tweet, Guaidó.
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