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Venezuela offers reward for information on alleged terrorist plan

2020-12-30T19:04:39.928Z


Nicolás Maduro offered a reward of US $ 500,000 for information about an alleged terrorist plan planned for January 5.


(CNN Spanish) -

The questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, offered on Tuesday a reward of US $ 500,000 for information on the suspects of "Operation Boycott", an alleged terrorist plan that, according to the version of the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Paz, had the objective of sabotaging the installation of the National Assembly, planned and which will again be dominated by the ruling party.


Maduro referred in particular to three Colombian citizens who, according to the Minister of Internal Relations, Carmen Meléndez, would be involved in a failed destabilization plan, in which, they say, there is already a person detained.

Maduro showed the portraits of three suspects of the alleged terrorist plan whom he accused of planning a series of attacks against civilian and military targets.

The president pointed out that the supposed plan was directed by the opposition leader Leopoldo López, exiled in Spain.

Maduro frequently denounces terrorist plans and assassination attempts and, as has happened on previous occasions, this time he also did not present evidence to support the allegations or the role that the suspects could have played.

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Reactions to the accusations for the alleged terrorist plan

López reacted to the signals through his Twitter account, warning that "the murderous dictatorship intends to link us with terrorist plans."

The leader of Voluntar Popular recalls that the DEA offers a reward for Maduro of up to US $ 15 million in the midst of drug trafficking investigations by the Cartel de los Soles, allegations that the Venezuelan president rejects.

López also highlights what the International Criminal Court and the United Nations Human Rights Council say about the disappearances and indications of crimes against humanity in the country.

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The president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, added on his Twitter account that it is against Maduro that Justice must act and that his threats do not work.

The Legislative Power is made up of 167 deputies elected in December 2015 and their mandate is scheduled until January 5, 2021. Most of its members were opponents until the Judicial Power intervened and the Executive promoted the creation of a Constituent Assembly, installed in August 2017, which acted as a parallel legislative branch.

In early January 2020, the opposition, already divided, elected a new leadership that the government recognized.

The latter weakened the opposition led by Guaidó and has not allowed it to function properly.

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On December 6 of this year, legislative elections were held amid strong questioning within and outside the country, and in which the opposition majority did not participate, calling not to vote.

Chavismo prevailed with 81% of the 277 seats, in a process in which, according to the National Electoral Council, almost 70% of the voters registered in the electoral roll abstained.

Among the criticisms of the recent legislative election, it is highlighted that the appointment of the Electoral Power was made from the Judicial Power, and not from the National Assembly, as established by the Constitution.

In addition, the directives of the opposition parties were intervened, ad hoc boards were appointed from the Supreme Court of Justice, and there was no independent international observation.

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That is why Guaidó, as well as opposition parties such as Primero Justicia, Acción Democrática, Voluntad Popular and Un Nuevo Tiempo consider that the December 6 election was illegal and illegitimate.

Several countries, in fact, do not know the results of that day.

Source: cnnespanol

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