The Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office yesterday launched a criminal investigation against opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado y Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who are accused of “inciting insurrection” for urging the military to join the pueblo amid allegations of electoral fraud.
The high command of the Venezuelan Armed Forces Last week, the government reaffirmed its “unconditional support” for President Nicolás Maduro. In an open letter, Machado and González Urrutia asked the military and police to “stand on the side of the people” and stop “repressing” protests. In response, the Attorney General’s Office charged the opposition with “inciting disobedience” and other crimes, including “usurpation of functions.”
Although yesterday was the deadline for submitting the details of the results, the CNE, Accused by the opposition of being at the service of Chavismo, it did not publish details of the election results and its website remains inactive, citing technical problems. Maduro asked the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to certify the results, a process that is criticized for its lack of impartiality.
In the midst of the crisis, international leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva They expressed their support for a transparent election and called for dialogue between the government and the opposition. The United States, the European Union and several Latin American countries expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the elections and requested the publication of the vote counts.
Maduro, for his part, criticized social media for promoting “division” and “hatred,” and has urged a boycott of messaging apps such as WhatsApp, which he considers “tools for threatening and destabilizing the country.”
The situation in Venezuela remains uncertain, with a government clinging to power and an opposition struggling to expose what they see as grave electoral injustice. The international community is watching closely, hoping for an outcome that respects democratic principles and human rights.
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2024-08-08 02:24:44