- Foro Penal reported at least 11 deaths and 429 arrests in the protests that began on July 29. The G7 urged the CNE to publish the electoral records. Nicolás Maduro filed an appeal before the Electoral Chamber of the TSJ | Main photo: EFE
On Wednesday, July 31, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Foro Penal reported at least 11 deaths and 429 arrests in the protests that began on July 29. In addition, Freddy Superlano’s wife demanded that the authorities present proof of the leader’s life.
Nicolás Maduro filed an appeal before the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ). In addition, police presence remains at the doors of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas
At the international level, G7 member countries urged the National Electoral Council (CNE) to publish the electoral records. For its part, the Fact-Finding Mission warned of human rights violations in Venezuela.
Josep Borrell demanded an end to the repression of protests in Venezuela. Likewise, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, asked the National Electoral Council (CNE) for transparency in the results of the elections in Venezuela. And the airline LATAM Peru announced the suspension of flights to Venezuela.
Below are the most relevant news from Tuesday, July 31:
The NGO Foro Penal reported on Wednesday, July 31, at least 11 deaths and 429 arrests in the context of protests against the results of the CNE, which announced Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential elections on July 28.
Gonzalo Himiob, vice president of the Penal Forum, published an update on the report on the repression of the post-election protests between Monday, July 29 and Wednesday, July 31.
Foto Penal detailed that the arrests occurred in 19 states and in the city of Caracas. It also indicated that the deaths were recorded in the Capital District (5) and the states of Yaracuy (2), Zulia (2), Aragua (1) and Táchira (1).
The foreign ministers of the G7 countries on Wednesday, July 31, called on the country’s authorities to “reflect the will of the Venezuelan people” and called on them to “publish the detailed election results with complete transparency.”
“We ask electoral representatives to immediately share all information with the opposition and independent observers,” said the G7 countries, made up of the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Italy, the latter holding the rotating presidency of the group, in a joint statement.
The G7 expressed concern about the situation in the country following the elections: “Reports from independent national and international observers have raised serious concerns about the announced results of the elections,” it stressed.
He also said he had suspicions “about the way the electoral process was carried out, especially with regard to irregularities and the lack of transparency in the final vote count.”
The United Nations (UN) Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela issued a statement on Wednesday, July 31, regarding human rights violations in protests following the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela.
In the document, the international organization noted that thousands of people have taken to the streets to express their disagreement with the results, and have received “credible information” about “arrests, people injured and killed, as well as violence deployed by security forces and groups of armed civilians who support the government (known as colectivos)” in the protests.
“The incidents occurred in at least 17 of the country’s 23 states and the Capital District,” the text reads.
On Wednesday, July 31, LATAM Airlines Peru confirmed that the Venezuelan aeronautical authority had temporarily suspended flights between Lima and Caracas from this Wednesday until August 31, and that it had ordered the refund or exchange of tickets for those affected.
In a statement shared on the social network X (formerly Twitter), LATAM said it was forced to temporarily suspend flights between Lima and Caracas during this period.
Due to this situation beyond its control, and in order to provide the greatest possible protection to its passengers, “commercial flexibilities have been defined for changes and/or refunds without any additional cost,” which can be managed from its website, the company said.
“Latam Airlines Peru regrets any inconvenience that this situation, beyond its control, may cause to passengers and will continue to constantly monitor the situation to provide relevant and timely information to customers,” the company concluded.
Aurora Silva, wife of the National Coordinator of the opposition party Voluntad Popular (VP), Freddy Superlano, demanded on Wednesday, July 31 that the authorities present proof of the life of the opposition leader.
“More than 24 hours have passed since the arbitrary detention of my husband, Freddy Superlano, and his assistants Renzo Salinas and Rafael García (…) I ask all Venezuelans and all the people who may receive this message to pray for him and to demand proof of life for Freddy Superlano,” said the wife of the VP leader in a video posted on her social networks.
Aurora Silva explained in an interview for Blue Radio that when her husband was arrested by uniformed officers she was in the state of Barinas, where Freddy Superlano is from.
Freddy Superlado was taken into a van by armed agents of the Venezuelan State on the morning of July 30 in the Sebucán sector (Caracas).
#30Jul | @AuroraSuperlanowife of leader Freddy Superlano, reported that 10 hours have passed since her arrest, as well as her cousins Renso and Rafael, by “regime personnel.” She indicated that she does not know their whereabouts.
“We call upon the community once again… pic.twitter.com/3sv1u68Vm0
— The Daily (@eldiario) July 30, 2024
President Nicolás Maduro filed an appeal on Wednesday, July 31, before the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court (TSJ), three days after the CNE named him the winner of the presidential elections on July 28.
“I am appealing to the highest court so that it can take action and summon, as is its power, all the institutions, the 38 parties, and fully compare what this attack on electoral centres was and all the evidence,” Maduro said in statements to the press.
In an event broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), the president delivered the appeal to the president of the TSJ, Judge Caryslia Rodríguez.
Pedro Urruchurtu, international coordinator of the opposition party Vente Venezuela, warned on Wednesday, July 31, that police presence will continue at the doors of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.
“Regime security officials remain outside the residence of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas and surround it. They are seeking to take over this diplomatic headquarters. We alert the diplomatic corps accredited in the country about this serious violation of international law,” Urruchurtu stated on her social networks.
This is the second time that Venezuelan officials surround the diplomatic headquartersbecause on Monday, July 29, a group of police officers also intended to “take” the residence, but the agents abandoned the place when hundreds of supporters of opposition leader María Corina Machado arrived in support of the refugees.
On Wednesday, July 31, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, called on Venezuela to end arrests and other measures against opposition members in that country.
“The Venezuelan authorities must end the arrests, repression and violent rhetoric against opposition members. The threats against (Venezuelan presidential candidate) Edmundo González and (Venezuelan opposition leader) María Corina Machado are unacceptable,” Borrell said on social media X.
The head of European diplomacy added that “authorities and security forces must guarantee respect for human rights.”3
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