A court in Venezuela issued an arrest warrant against Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiawho proclaimed himself the legitimate winner of the presidential elections held on July 28.
The Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office requested the arrest of González for alleged election-related crimes, including “disobedience of laws” and “conspiracy.” These charges add to a series of accusations that were used to persecute opposition figures in a context of increasing political repression.
The situation generated concern among the international community, especially in USA, which ignored the election results and increased its pressure on the Chavista autocrat’s regime.
In a move that reinforces this stance, the US government seized a plane used by the Venezuelan autocrat, which was undergoing maintenance in the Dominican Republic. A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council He called the action “an important step to ensure that Maduro continues to feel the consequences of his misrule in Venezuela.”
The Venezuelan dictator, who was proclaimed for a third six-year term until 2031, had the support of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and the CNE, which did not publish the details of the vote count as required by Venezuelan law. This lack of transparency intensified criticism from the opposition, led by María Corina Machado, who claims that González was the real winner of the elections.
As a result, the opposition published copies of more than 80% of the voting records on a website, documents that Chavismo dismisses as forged. The page became the focus of the investigation that led to the arrest warrant against González, 75 years old, who has been in hiding since July 30.
María Corina Machado, through her account on X, harshly criticized the regime: “They have lost all notion of the reality. Threatening the president-elect only succeeds in uniting us more and increasing the support of Venezuelans and the world. Edmundo Gonzalez”.
With this new arrest warrant, González Urrutia joins the growing list of opponents who have been subjected to persecution and imprisonment in Venezuela, a reflection of the intensification of repression under the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
Maduro brings Christmas forward in Venezuela
Delirium. In an unusual move, Hugo Chavez’s successor justifies his decision by the economic outlook, which he describes as positive.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the advancement of the Christmas celebrations to October 1, two months before the traditional date. In his program Con Maduro+, the Chavista autocrat expressed that the measure is a gesture of gratitude to the population for their support and for closing August with positive economic prospects.
“September is coming and thanks to the fact that we are closing the month of August with good economic prospects, we can say, and I already said it: it smells like Christmas. That is why this year, in homage to you and in gratitude, I am going to decree the advance of Christmas to October 1st. Christmas begins for everyone with peace and security,” said the president of the South American nation.
The Venezuelan dictator also addressed the country’s political and economic situation, highlighting “the resistance of the Venezuelan people” in the face of what he called “fascist attacks.” The autocrat praised “the ability of the people” to continue with their activities despite “a recent attack against the National Electric System.”
Hours earlier, a Venezuelan court issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González Urrutia, 75, who declared himself the legitimate winner of the July 28 presidential election, with alleged evidence of 80% of the votes on a website. Venezuelan prosecutors accuse González of “disobedience”“laws” and “conspiracy”, in the context of increasing political repression that is a cause for international concern.
With this new arrest warrant, González Urrutia joins the growing list of opponents who have been subjected to persecution and imprisonment in Venezuela, a reflection of the intensification of repression under the Chavista regime.
The political and social situation has attracted the attention of the international community, especially the United States, which has not recognised the election results and has stepped up its pressure on the Chavista leader’s regime.
In that regard, the US government yesterday seized a plane associated with Hugo Chavez’s successor while it was undergoing maintenance in the Dominican Republic. A spokesman for the National Security Council of USA He described the move as “an important step to ensure that Maduro continues to feel the consequences of his misrule in Venezuela.”
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