Venezuela elections 2021: they denounce that armed men prevent voting in Catatumbo | VIDEO

Election day in Venezuela It was clouded this morning after a group of armed men prohibited people from entering their voting centers in the Catatumbo municipality, Zulia state, according to reports from journalists and members of the opposition.

According to the Infobae portal, this group of people would be part of the National Liberation Army (ELN) of Colombia, which settled several years ago in the state of Zulia.

As shown in the videos posted by the journalist on Twitter Lenin Danieri, a group of armed people denied entry to the voting centers to polling station members accredited by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

On the other hand, the newspaper El Nacional pointed out that the former mayor and candidate of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), Fernando Loaiza, He reported having been harassed by police officers and members of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service outside his home in Catatumbo.

“What about the Republic Plan? We are aware that the other security forces have to be protected. That the Republic Plan is the one that rules in times of elections “Loaiza noted.

Voters consulted by Infobae they assured that the mayor of Catatumbo, Wilmer Ariza, is responsible for the organization and presence of the THE N.

“That Bracho (Darwin W. Bracho, who introduced himself as an officer) is not a policeman, but he walks around town with long weapons, intimidating people, showing off his weapons, even when the Interior Minister, Remigio Ceballos Ichaso, announced the ban of carrying arms until one day after the elections “Narrated one of the voters who was not identified.

“These groups seek to sow fear and terror in the local population, demotivate voters so that out of fear they do not go out to vote, because the townspeople want to have different authorities that respond to the serious problems we have in the municipality”, highlighted another citizen.

It should be remembered that this Sunday the elections are held in Venezuela where citizens elect 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 legislators to the Legislative Councils and 2,471 councilors.

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