CARACAS.- Maria Corina Machadoleader of the Venezuelan opposition, said he feared for his life and was in hiding after threats from the regime. Nicolas Maduro In an article published in The Wall Street Journal.
“I am writing this from hiding, fearing for my life, my freedom and that of my fellow countrymen in the dictatorship led by Nicolás Maduro,” begins the text written by the Venezuelan.
Maria Corina’s editorial is published in the Fourth day of crisis in Venezuela Following the elections last Sunday, July 28, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Maduro the winner without making public the vote counts or the minutes.
“Maduro did not win the elections”: Venezuelan opposition
This Thursday, a letter written by María Corina Machado denouncing persecution by the still president Nicolás Maduro was published in the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal.
In recent days, the opposition leader joined citizens’ complaints about alleged electoral fraud committed by the Maduro regime and declared her party’s candidate the legitimate winner, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
“Maduro did not win the Venezuelan presidential elections on Sunday. He lost by a landslide to Edmundo Gonzalez, 67% to 30%. I know this is true because I can prove it,” he wrote for The Wall Street Journal.
As he stated last Tuesday, in his text he claims to have 80% of the minutes of the voting centers throughout the country, in which a wide advantage was recorded for the opposition candidate, who CNE He indicated that he obtained 44% of the votes against 51% attributed to Maduro.
The figures were shared in a “Comando Venezuela” websitewhich include the digitalized minutes of each table.
“We knew that the Maduro government was going to cheat. We have known for years about the regime’s tricks, and we know very well that the National Electoral Council is totally under its control. It was unthinkable that Maduro would admit defeat,” he said.
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Maria Corina denounces persecution by the regime
In the same text, María Corina Machado denounced the repression and persecution by the regime following dozens of citizen protests against the reelection of Nicolás Maduro.
“Following this farce, spontaneous protests broke out, especially in poor areas of Caracas and other cities. Maduro responded with brutal repression,” he said.
In his article he points out that so far 20 Venezuelans have been killed by security forces, a thousand have been imprisoned and 11 have been forced to disappear.
Last Tuesday, the Attorney General of Venezuela confirmed that 749 people were arrested during the protests, while the local humanitarian organization Foro Penal reported 11 deaths and 177 arrests.
“The repression must cease immediately, so that an urgent agreement can be reached to facilitate the transition to democracy,” wrote Maria Corina.
In the same text he expressed that most of his team is in hiding.
“After seven diplomatic missions were expelled from Venezuela, my assistants at the Argentine Embassy are being protected by the Brazilian government,” she said. “I could be captured as I write these words.”
AP He asked González Urrutia’s team for a statement on Machado’s claims but there were no comments at the moment.
Several of his campaign collaborators have been arrested in the previous months; the latest being the opposition leader Freddy Superlanowho has been detained since Tuesday.
“We Venezuelans have done our duty. We have voted to expel Mr. Maduro. Now it is up to the international community to decide whether to tolerate a manifestly illegitimate government,” concluded María Corina’s statement.
The article “I can prove that Maduro was defeated” written by María Corina Machado is available here.
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2024-08-10 22:46:42