María Corina Machado says that the accusation against her shows the weakness of the Maduro government

The opposition Maria Corina Machado She stated this Sunday that the accusation by the Public Ministry – which accuses her of “treason to the country”, conspiracy with foreign countries and other crimes – shows weakness of the government of Nicolas Madurowhile ensuring that the attorney general, Tarek William Saab, is the “main repressor of the regime.”

«Evidently, the regime, which realizes every day that this is unsustainable, has a reaction that is directly proportional to its weakness. “The weaker they are, the more isolated they are, the more cruelty and desperation they act,” Machado stated in a video on X.

Likewise, the opposition leader also pointed out as a “weakness” the “harassment” of the residence of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas – guarded by Brazil – where six opponents remain asylum, who denounced a police “siege” since Saturday night that -they claim- has continued until this Sunday.

«This is a demonstration that they know that their time is up, that they know that there is no turning back from this. (…) Venezuela has already decided. Edmundo González (opposition candidate) is the elected president and must take office.”said Machado, who calls the official result of the July 28 presidential elections “fraudulent,” which gave Maduro re-election.

Indictment against María Corina Machado

This Friday, the Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation against Machado by pointing out that she supported the bill approved by the US House of Representatives that prohibits US Government institutions from hiring people or companies that have commercial ties with the Maduro Executive. .

The bill was presented by Florida representatives Mike Waltz, Republican, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, who believe, in the former’s words, that the United States should “maintain existing sanctions against the regime and seek to expand them to minimize resources.” of Maduro to abuse the freedoms and prosperity of the Venezuelan people.

After the presidential elections, the National Electoral Council proclaimed Maduro’s victory without publishing the detailed results, which is why a large part of the international community questions this victory, while the largest opposition coalition indicates that González Urrutia is the winner, according to 83.5 % of the minutes that they claim to have gathered through board members.

Maduro, for his part, calls these documents false and affirms that he will be sworn in on January 10, when the next presidential term begins.