The Venezuelan tyrant Nicolas Maduro redoubles threats against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Shortly after the dictator publicly threatened Machado for his perseverance in the fight against the Chavista regime, it became known that Maduro’s agents had two Corina Machado escorts arrested and keeps them hidden, in secret and without informing their families of the place where they are detained.
María Corina Machado herself, who has been in hiding for weeks to avoid becoming a victim of the drug dictator’s repression, described these arrests as “kidnappings” and demanded the immediate release of his two bodyguards who were subject to reprisals. They are Milciades Avila and Edwin Moya. Both are an important part of the security team tasked with protecting the opposition leader.
The arrest of these two bodyguards of María Corina Machado coincided with the latest wave of protests that took place in Venezuela and in many cities around the world to demand an end to the Maduro dictatorship and that Edmundo González be recognized as legitimate president. from the Caribbean country.
One of these mobilizations against the coup d’état committed by Maduro during the July 28 elections took place this Sunday in Madrid. He came to her precisely Edmundo Gonzalezwho is in exile in Spain and who, in this concentration, has been supported by the leadership of the PP. At the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where the demonstration took place, were present, among others, the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijóoand the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusoagainst whom Maduro accused of insults. He described the Madrid leader as a “colonialist phalangist”.
The arrest of these two bodyguards of María Corina Machado, who continues to fight for democracy in her country, represents an escalation in the offensive launched by the Maduro regime against the opposition. After forcing Edmundo González into exile, Her focus now is María Corina Machadowho has been asked in recent hours to leave the country. Maduro used a threatening tone when referring to the opposition leader.
Maduro and his regime are committing another crime. They kidnapped two honest men, fathers of families, Milciades Ávila and Edwin Moya, whose task is to ensure our safety. Both assumed their responsibility in an exemplary manner, always aware of the risk…
– María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) September 29, 2024
For his part, Machado assured that he would not give in to repression. “Maduro and his regime are committing another crime. “They kidnapped two honest men, fathers, Milciades Ávila and Edwin Moya, whose job is to protect our security,” said the leader of the Venezuelan opposition through her account on the social network X.
“Both assumed their responsibility in an exemplary manner, always aware of the risk that this implied, in the face of a tyranny that today’s world describes as a corrupt and criminal system,” underlined María Corina Machado. And he insisted that “Maduro is wrong if he believes that with this persecution of innocent Venezuelans he is going to stop us. Today I have two new, very profound reasons why we should not rest until we liberate Venezuela.
