The forces of the regime Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, they maintain this Sunday the siege that began on Saturday night at the Argentine embassy in Caracas.
The dissident, Pedro Urruchurtudenounced this early Sunday that agents working for the Chavista dictatorship continue outside the diplomatic headquarters, currently in the custody of Brazil after the expulsion of the personnel from the premises.
Urruchrtu had pointed out the escalation of hostilities by the forces of Maduro since Saturday night, when groups of hooded men surrounded the diplomatic headquarters and cut off the electricity.
The siege continued throughout the night of Saturday and early Sunday morning. At 2 in the morning, Urruchurtu Noselli, from María Corina Machado’s work team, confirmed that regime security agentsas part of his siege, They cut off the electrical service to the residence.
The leader’s opposition command Maria Corina Machado issued a statement rejecting the regime’s new threats.
“This repeated action constitutes a clear violation of the international conventions on asylum and diplomacy signed by the Venezuelan State, as well as an attack on the rights of the politically persecuted, which the world must condemn. We reiterate the call for the corresponding safe-conduct passes to be issued as soon as possible for our colleagues,” the text states.
During the afternoon of Saturday, the dissident, sheltered in the headquarters, had notified that the agents of the Chavista dictatorship had also street access was cut off, and drones that “blocked the mobile signal” flew overin a new attempt to intimidate the six opponents who, for months, have been held in the basement political asylum for the persecution of the Nicolás Maduro regime and the refusal to grant them safe conduct to guarantee their safe exit from the country.
The Venezuela Command, which brings together the opposition, immediately alerted the world of what was happening and demanded an end to these actions. “Enough of the persecution NOW!”he wrote along with a video in which a patrol car with its lights on is parked in front of the establishment.
The Argentine Foreign Ministry He also spoke out on the matter and condemned the images coming from Caracas. “The deployment of armed troops, the closure of streets around our Embassy and other maneuvers constitute a disruption of security that must be guaranteed to diplomatic headquarters in accordance with international lawas well as those who have requested diplomatic asylum,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Javier Milei, who took the opportunity to urge the international community to condemn these practices, thank Brazil for its efforts to protect its interests in the country and reaffirm its commitment to the “defense of human rights, respect for international standards and the safety of those in a situation of asylum”.
The last incident of this style occurred in September, when the situation escalated at the diplomatic level, even straining the relationship with Brazil.
