The siege of the Argentine embassy in Venezuela continues
The entrances to the official residence of the Embassy of Argentina In Caracas – under Brazilian protection after the expulsion of the diplomatic mission of the southern country – they remain “occupied” this Saturday by police, denounced one of the six people seeking asylum at the headquarters, after several opponents reported the “siege” of security forces in the place since Friday night.
“The electricity is cut off and the access to the headquarters is blocked.” This was expressed through X Magalli Medawho was campaign manager for opposition leader María Corina Machado, while sharing photos of police patrols outside the diplomatic residence.
6:30 am – At the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela, guarded by Brazil, the electricity is cut off and the access to the headquarters is blocked. pic.twitter.com/IEO8Ctr20D
— MAGALLI MEDA (@MagalliMeda) September 7, 2024
In this sense, the opposition party led by Machado, Come Venezuelareported in X that Argentina’s residence in Caracas woke up “surrounded by hooded and armed agents of the regime.”
For his part, Omar González, a member of the VV party and also an asylum seeker, denounced in X that “security agents of the (Nicolás) Maduro regime do not allow journalists to approach the headquarters of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.”
This Friday, the International Coordinator of VV, Pedro Urruchurtu – another of the refugees – indicated the presence of agents from the Directorate of Strategic and Tactical Actions (DAET) of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) and the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin).
In addition to Urruchurtu, Meda and González, Claudia Macero, VV’s Communications Coordinator, Humberto Villalobos, electoral coordinator of the VV Campaign Command, and former minister Fernando Martínez Mottola, advisor to the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the main opposition bloc, are also in asylum.
The six opposition members sought refuge after the Prosecutor’s Office accused them of several crimes, including conspiracy and treason, among others.
Since August, Brazil has been responsible for safeguarding the diplomatic missions of Peru and Argentina in Venezuela, as well as representing their interests and citizens in the Caribbean country, following the expulsion of members of both delegations.
Brazil also took custody of the six opposition members who had taken refuge at the Argentine headquarters.
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