Repression and arrests leave protests in the interior of the country this #29j

Repression and arrests leave protests in the interior of the country this #29j

The protests, which began peacefully in various regions, were repressed by security forces in areas such as Anzoátegui, Falcón and Zulia.

Regions. What began as a cacerolazo around 12:00 noon, turned into a protest of citizen street in various points of the country, in rejection of the announcement by the National Electoral Council, which declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the elections held last Sunday, June 28.

In Anzoátegui, protesters gathered on the Puerto La Cruz overpass and in the middle of the protest a group looted a store located on Dividive Street, adjacent to the municipal market. However, the protesters Protesters condemned the action and they arrested some of the looters and handed them over to the security forces.

After 5:30 pm, the protest moved to the headquarters of the Regional Board of the CNE in the Boyacá II sector of Barcelona, ​​and it was repelled by Guard troops National with tear gas.

Representatives of the Penal Forum in the entity count So far 21 people have been arrested, 18 for protests since early Sunday morning and three for electoral crimes.

Zulia

In the city of Maracaibo, members of the Bolivarian National Guard dissolved a demonstration citizens who protestedn on Av 40. At the same time, they arrived at the Cerros de Marín neighborhood, north of Maracaibo, in the face of protests by citizens and banging pots and pans.

Falcon

From early hours in the state of Falcón spontaneous protests were recorded in the various sectors, from the popular to the middle class.

The first protests were focused in the center of Coro on Providencia and Colón streets when Residents of the Cruz Verde neighborhood took to the streets. After the recent urbanisation of the GMVV, they also joined in with pots and pans in hand.

The protest went from banging pots and pans to street actions. Photo: Glenn Requena

After several hours on the street, they gathered at the Hugo Chávez promenade, where a plaster sculpture of the late former president had been erected. Minutes later it was torn down by the protesters.

Monument I was about a decade old in that place. A Christian church in the afternoon held a rally in the area for freedom and peace in Venezuela.

From early on, another group of protesters gathered near the headquarters of the Regional Electoral Office. Hours later, all the protests They ended up on Manaure Avenue with Toledo, where the electoral body office is located.

There, protesters and police officers clashed. GNB which were evicted from the area and disarmed of their riot shields. The reinforcement with a tank was not enough since it ended up burned by the protesters.

Soldiers of the 42nd Parachute Brigade, Located in Maracay, they launched tear gas bombs at citizens who took over the San Jacinto obelisk.

Residents of the Naguanagua municipality, in the state of Carabobo, reported a curtain of smoke from 190th Avenue with Universidad Avenue, where during the day there have been protests and tire burning.

In Miranda, the protest continued active in cities such as Guarenas, after 6:00 pm

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2024-07-31 16:12:49

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