Urruchurtu denounces that the siege of the Argentine Embassy is intensifying
Pedro Urruchurtu, one of the six opponents granted asylum since March in the Argentine Embassy in Caracasreported that this WednesdayThe police siege outside the official residence has intensified.
He stated that hooded men with long weapons, in official and civilian vehicles, closed the street where the embassy is located.
«The siege has intensified by the regime’s repressive bodies since dawn, with threats of entry, and drone overflight during the afternoon“said Urruchurtu in instagram.
He reiterated that they still do not receive electricity service and with the help of a small plant they have managed to refrigerate some food.
«The electrical energy situation remains as reported, we have a small plant that allows us to maintain the refrigeration of some foods but does not supply the entire house, in the case of very limited access to water, the tank has been emptied, we have minimal water reserves and access to drinking water in trucks continues to be prevented, in the same way we have had restrictions and some incidents with access to food and some shipments. “This has been permanent for 12 days,” he said.
Call to the international community
The close collaborator of the opposition leader María Corina Machado called on the international communityespecially to the governments of Argentina and Brazil to denounce the siege of the official residence.
«Especially to the governments of Argentina and Brazil, which have direct responsibility for this headquarters, and obviously to all those who can denounce what is happening and address the situation, to the international community outside the country, beyond the representations diplomats in Venezuelan territory, so that they raise their voices about what is happening,” he stressed.
Urruchurtu pointed out that the situation at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas is extremely serious, however, he said, they remain firm. «We know that we have done the right things, we have not committed any crime, We have not lied regarding this situation, even if they try to cover up this permanent siege. What we are experiencing here is not very different from what the country as a whole is experiencing,” he expressed.
The US urges to guarantee safe passage for refugees
This Wednesday, the United States urged the government of Nicolás Maduro and its representatives to guarantee the necessary safe conduct to the six refugee opponents since march in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas.
“The hostile tactics against citizens, activists and defenders of freedom in Venezuela demonstrate the desperation to cling to power, despite the will of the Venezuelan people,” stated the United States Embassy for Venezuela in its X account.
We call on Maduro and his representatives to guarantee the necessary safe passage for refugees at the Argentine embassy in Caracas.
The hostile tactics against citizens, activists and defenders of freedom in Venezuela demonstrate the…
— US Embassy, Venezuela (@usembassyve) December 4, 2024
“They are turning the Argentine Embassy into a torture center”
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned on Tuesday before the Brazilian Congress about the siege by the Maduro government of the six opponents sheltered in the official residence – under the diplomatic protection of Brazil.
«They are turning the Argentine Embassy into a torture center and a true prison, and that is unprecedented. “We want to ask you to raise your voices for this terrible injustice,” he said.
asked to the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to intervene to stop “this crime of the Nicolás Maduro regime” and take care of the lives of those who are refugees there.
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