The US condemns the detention of opponents in Venezuela and calls for their “immediate release”

U.S pity “arbitrary arrests”From members of“democratic opposition” in Venezuela and ask for yoursimmediate release“, said this Wednesday the head of US diplomacy for Latin America, Brian Nichols.

Nichols posted a message on social media Maria Corina Machadowhich was linked to plans for “destabilizing actions” ahead of the presidential elections in July.

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“We condemn the arbitrary arrests and arrest warrants issued today against members of the democratic opposition in Venezuela“, states the text.

“(President Nicolás) Maduro’s increasing attacks against civil society and political actors are totally inconsistent with the commitments of the Barbados Agreementbut they will not stifle the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people”Nichols adds.

It refers to the agreement reached in October between the Maduro government and the opposition, by which washington partially lifted some of the sanctions imposed Caracas.

“We call for the immediate release of these people and all those unjustly detained.”, insists the senior State Department official.

The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saabannounced the arrest of opponents Henrique Alviárez It is Dignora Hernandez.

These are two national leaders of Machado’s political organization, Sell ​​Venezuela. He accuses them of planning “destabilizing actions“To try”strength” authorization from Machado, favorite in the polls but disqualified from holding public office for 15 years.

Seven of Machado’s collaborators were arrested in recent days.

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Nichols estimated in early March that “the negative”of Maduro to restore the political rights of candidates, like Machado, and the“harassment and arrest“from many of his supporters”These were steps in the wrong direction.”.

But “Despite these recent transgressions, we remain committed to supporting Venezuela’s democratic process“, he later highlighted at an event organized by the North American business organization American Society – Council of the Americas (AS/COA).

Lately, the Biden government has warned Maduro, a candidate for re-election, that if he does not do so “change course” will reimpose sanctions on the oil and gas sector in April, as it did in January with the Venezuelan state gold mining company.

Source: Elcomercio

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