The regime of Nicolas Maduro This Thursday he intensified his harassment against the opposition leader Maria Corina Machadoby resorting to a tactic of direct harassment towards his family.
The residence of Corina Parisca de Machadomother of the leader of Sell Venezuelawas subject to siege by agents of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin).
As reported by the Command With Vzla via Xtwo patrol cars of Maduro’s political police parked in front of his residence in Caracas on two occasions, keeping their sirens on while hooded officials patrolled around the house.
According to what was explained by the opposition coalition, each incursion lasted around 30 minutes, with no official reasons being provided for the agents’ presence.
“Today, Thursday, November 28, until this time (01:24 GMT), two Sebin patrols have parked twice in front of the house of María Corina Machado’s mother with their sirens on and hooded officials hovering around the entrance.“, reads the publication.
The team did not say whether Machado’s mother, Corina Parisca, was at the scene.
This new episode of intimidation adds to a series of reprisals against Machado, who has been a constant target of persecution by the Chavista regime.
In your account at Xthe opponent shared a video this Thursday in which she expressed her indignation at the accusations of “betrayal of the country” that the Chavista dictatorship accuses him of, due to his support for the Bolivar Law recently approved by Congress USA.
“They will accuse us of treason when we stop believing that this country will be free.“Machado said in his message, ensuring that he would not give up in his defense of Venezuela.
He assured that surrendering to the regime would be a true betrayal, and pledged to fight to the end for democracy and justice in the country.
The harassment of Machado’s family occurs in a context of growing political persecution, which includes judicial investigations opened against her. In this case, the Chavista Public Ministry has initiated proceedings against her, accusing her of conspiracy with foreign powers and of inciting violence against Maduro.
In recent days, the majority opposition in Venezuela, grouped in the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), has denounced the siege outside the residence of the Embassy of Argentina in Caracas -guarded by Brazil-, where six anti-Chavistas have been refugees since March.
This Wednesday, the opponent Omar Gonzalezone of the six opponents sheltered in the residence, reported that the Nicolás Maduro regime “blocks” the supply of drinking water to the diplomatic headquarters, days after the electricity outage was reported.
On the same social network, Pedro Urruchurtu, also an asylum seeker and close collaborator of the opposition leader María Corina Machado, assured that “The regime prohibits the entry of a tanker truck with drinking water”.
In addition to Urruchurtu and González, they are also asylum Magalli MedaMachado’s campaign manager; Claudia Macerocommunications coordinator of Vente Venezuela (VV); Humberto Villaloboselectoral coordinator of the VV campaign command, and the former minister Fernando Martínez MottolaPUD advisor.
The opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia He has also denounced the siege at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.
“Six people who are under protection at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, currently under protection of the Government of Brazil, face cuts in electricity supply, extreme restrictions on access to food, water and essential goods, in addition to the pressure due to the siege of police officers stationed outside the residence,” he explained.
For González Urrutia, these actions “They not only violate fundamental rights, but also international agreements on diplomatic protection and refuge.”
“We demand respect for humanity and International Law,” he stated.
(With information from EFE)
