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Venezuela: denounced the "forced disappearance" of Juan Guaidó's uncle

2020-02-12T07:04:53.680Z


Juan José Márquez accompanied the opposition leader on his return to Caracas, after a 23-day tour.


02/12/2020 - 2:39

  • Clarín.com
  • World

Juan José Márquez, uncle of the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, disappeared on Tuesday shortly after landing in Caracas with his nephew and after being intercepted by the customs authorities, according to the politician's team.

"We denounced the disappearance of Juan José Márquez, uncle of the president (in charge) Juan Guaidó, who accompanied the president on the plane at the time of arriving in Venezuela," the National Communication Center (CNC) of Guaidó reported on Twitter.

They also blamed the governor Nicolás Maduro and the security director of the Maiquetía International Airport, Franco Quintero, "for his physical integrity."

"We demand his release," continues the message of the Guaidó team, whom almost 60 countries recognize as interim president of Venezuela.

#ALERT | We denounced the disappearance of Juan José Márquez, uncle of the President (E) @ jguaido, who accompanied the president on the plane at the time of arriving in Venezuela.

- National Communication Center (@Presidencia_VE) February 12, 2020

In this regard they clarified that Márquez accompanied Guaidó on his return to Venezuela after a 23-day tour.

"After passing through Migration normally, and being about to leave, Márquez was held for an alleged review of the (Integrated National Service of Customs and Tax Administration) Seniat," the information added.

After passing the migratory controls, Guaidó went to the arrivals hall of the Maiquetía airport, which serves Caracas, where about 200 Chavismo supporters who beat him, pushed and insulted him until he could reach his vehicle, with which he arrived He left the place.

Relatives reported that he contacted them and told them that they only required him to sign some papers to retire and from that moment he did not hear from him again.

We denounce the forced disappearance and demand its release.

- National Communication Center (@Presidencia_VE) February 12, 2020

"Taking advantage of the chaos at the airport caused by the violence of the dictatorship, they retained Mr. Márquez," the CNC's Twitter message added.

Finally, they explained that several "relatives reported that he contacted them" and told them that Seniat officials "only required him to sign some papers to retire."

"From that moment on he was not heard from again. We denounced the forced disappearance and demanded his release," they concluded.

Source: EFE

Source: clarin

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