They denounce the arrest of María Corina Machado’s security personnel

The Venezuelan opposition denounced this Sunday the arrest of two members of the security team of the political leader María Corina Machado, among them, his “chief of protection”, Milciades Ávilawho had already been imprisoned on July 17 and released 36 hours later, with precautionary measures.

«Milciades Ávila and Edwin Moya, members of María Corina Machado’s security team, “They were kidnapped this weekend by members of the regime’s repressive forces.”stated the Human Rights Committee of the Vente Venezuela (VV) party, a party led by Machado, on the social network X.

The committee indicated that The whereabouts of Ávila and Moya are unknownso he demanded to know where they are and their “immediate freedom.”

«This new attack is part of the false file put together by the ruling party against all political dissidence. And it occurs just after recent statements by the regime’s own spokesmen about the Machado’s alleged flight from the countrys,” he added.

#Urgent | Milciades Ávila and Edwin Moya, members of the security team of @mariacorinaya They were kidnapped this weekend by members of the regime’s repressive forces.

Their whereabouts remain unknown.

We demand to know where they are and their immediate freedom! pic.twitter.com/lqOI8tkpGL

— Human Rights Vente Venezuela (@VenteDDHH) September 29, 2024

He maintained that this is, “once again, a scenario of misinformation to further encircle the leader and demoralize the country.”

Arrest of security members of María Corina Machado joins a long list of kidnapped people

Meanwhile, the president of the Primero Justicia (PJ) political party, María Beatriz Martínez, said that these arrests They do not change “the truth that they try to silence.”

«Two months ago we won the elections cleanly. The world knows it and with repression and persecution, (Nicolás) Maduro only manages to sink further,” he added in X. This despite the fact that the National Electoral Council (CNE) proclaimed the president the winner of the July 28 presidential elections.

Likewise, former deputy Juan Pablo Guanipa indicated, on the same social network, that Ávila and Moya are “two Venezuelans committed to their country “They should not be kidnapped for even a second.”

On July 17, Ávila was arrested when he was in his home, as Vente Venezuela reported at the time.

Machado’s security chief was released after more than 36 hours detained. Although with a “precautionary measure to appear in court” every 30 days. This according to information from the former deputy.

On Saturday, Maduro assured that Machado is preparing to leave the Caribbean nationbecause – he said – the opponents “are cowards.”

«Today I tell you, the supposed queen bee was left without a bee and is preparing Gucci suitcases (…) she knows what I am saying and ‘La Sayona’ (in reference to Machado) is preparing to leave, compadre, I am also saying it, they are cowards,” said the president at the demonstration called to celebrate his controversial re-election in the state of La Guaira (north).