The arrest of María Corina Machado is causing the first reactions in the world. The anti-Chavista leader has been intercepted after reappearing at a demonstration in Caracas against the inauguration of Hugo Chávez, which is scheduled for this Friday.
Edmundo González Urrutia has reacted from Santo Domingo, where he has been since this morning and has demanded the “immediate release of the opponent.” In a post on his X (formerly Twitter), he has warned “Venezuelan security forces” not to “play with fire.”
The Spanish Foreign Ministry has also expressed its “concern about the arrest.” “Given the information about the arrest of María Corina Machado, we express our total condemnation and our concern. Also for the arrest of Rafael Tudares, Carlos Correa and Enrique Márquez and the rest of the political prisoners,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in a statement.
