Venezuelan intelligence agents whisk away Edgar Zambrano, Juan Guaido's deputy in national assembly
Lawmaker Edgar Zambrano of Democratic Action party and Juan Guaido , president of the National Constituent Assembly, at the congress in Caracas, Venezuela. January 5, 2019. Venezuelan intelligence agents detained opposition leader Juan Guaido's congressional deputy on Wednesday.
The court, announcing the ruling in a statement, said it had asked Attorney General Tarek William Saab “to continue the criminal investigation of this case.”Five people died and 233 were arrested in protests sparked by a failed military 'coup' against Maduro last week, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday.A small number of military personnel on April 30 joined Guaido outside an air base in the capital Caracas calling on those inside to join the rebellion.
President Maduro called on the armed forces to be "ready" in the event of a US military offensive against the South American country during a speech to troops. "And he [Putin] is not looking at all to get involved in Venezuela other than he would like to see something positive happen for Venezuela, and I feel the same way. We want to get some humanitarian aid – right now people are starving, they have no food, they have no water," Trump said.The commander of US forces in South America briefed top Trump administration officials Friday on the crisis in Venezuela and options for potential military action.
He said at a press conference that Venezuelans should try talking to troops around the country and telling them to "join the movement."Human rights groups said a 15-year-old boy is the latest casualty in Venezuela's ongoing unrest. He said on Friday that it's "extraordinary for [Lopez] to use the ambassador's residence as an operational base to abet a military uprising," according to private Spanish news agencyVenezuela's top court has ordered Lopez's arrest, but Spain has refused to hand him over.Spain's acting foreign minister said a Venezuelan anti-government activist is a guest at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, which can't be turned into a centre of political activities.
Lopez said he's spent the last five years surrounded by jail guards and security forces posted at his home, giving him insight into their perspective.Thursday, May 2Maduro called on the armed forces to oppose "any coup plotter" after a military uprising in support of Guaido fizzled out, and subsequent street clashes left four protesters dead.
"No one can be afraid – it is the hour to defend our right to peace," he said at a ceremony attended by 4,500 military personnel, according to the government. Arria, a former National Congress deputy, minister and governor of Caracas who now lives in exile, told a press conference Thursday at UN headquarters in New York it is incorrect to think of the military as separate from Maduro's government.
Flanked by Defence Minister Padrino and military operations chief Remigio Ceballos, Maduro said in a dawn national address posted first to social media that the armed forces were "united, cohesive and subordinate to their constitutional mandate".US President Trump said the "brutal repression" of the Venezuelan people must end, and it must end soon.Trump was speaking Thursday at the White House as part of a National Day of Prayer ceremony.
Lavrov made his comments Thursday in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, a day after he spoke with Pompeo about protests against Maduro. on Thursday also cited Lavrov as saying that Russia and the United States had irreconcilable positions on Venezuela but that they had agreed to continue talks.Spain's acting foreign minister said a Venezuelan anti-government activist has not asked Spanish authorities for political asylum.
He spoke from the Carlota air base in the opposition's stronghold of eastern Caracas that was the epicentre of the short-lived uprising. Several hundred opposition supporters have gathered in a Caracas neighbourhood, heeding a call by Guaido for more protests a day after his calls for a military uprising fell short.
"Military action is possible. If that's what's required, that's what the United States will do," Pompeo said in an interview with, but added that the United States would prefer a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela.on Tuesday calling for President Maduro to leave the country. The move, announced Tuesday, comes following a call from Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido on the military to help him oust President Maduro that sparked rioting and clashes between protesters and security services.At least 69 people were injured in Caracas, two from gunfire, during clashes between demonstrators and security forces, Venezuela’s health services said.
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