Five antimadurists who were not cared for at the Argentine Embassy In Caracas since March 20, 2024, they left the diplomatic headquarters and then the country in a situation that still presents clearing. The United States assured, however, that it has tried to a “precise” and “epic” rescue. At the moment, the Miraflores Palace has not expressed any opinion about it. Silence in the main official media causes confusion.
The episode has taken place at times that President Nicolás Maduro is in Moscow. The word about what happened was then the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. “After precise operation, all hostages are now safe in US territory. Maduro’s illegitimate regime has undermined institutions, violated human rights and put our regional security in danger, ”said the head of American diplomacy.” We express our gratitude to all the personnel involved in this operation and our partners who helped guarantee the safe liberation of these Venezuelan heroes. “
In principle there were six opponents who entered the Argentine embassy. One of them, Fernando Martínez Mottola, abandoned her last December. He died two months later. The other five are Magalli Meda, campaign head of the command with Venezuela, Claudia Macero, responsible for the communications of the right -wing leader María Corina Machado, Pedro Urruchurtu and Humberto Villalobos, by Vente Venezuela, the political party of Machado and Omar González Moreno, formerly to the National Assembly (Parliament).
The Prosecutor’s Office accused them of being behind alleged plans to generate violence and prevent the celebration of the presidential elections of July 28 in which Maduro was proclaimed without the minutes that prove their victory. The opposition assured that the winner of the contest was Edmundo González Urrutia. Joe Biden’s presidency recognized his triumph and Trump reinstated the economic sanctions against Caracas.
The Argentine President Javier Milei granted asylum to the six leaders. Venezuela broke diplomatic relations with Buenos Aires and their interests were administered by the Brazilian embassy. The asylees denounced that the legation remained several times without light or water, in addition to being surrounded by uniformed.
Maduro revoked the permission for Brazil to guard the embassy in September 2024 and in times of tensions with his colleague LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVAreluctant to recognize him as elected president.
Corina Machado reaction
Machado, of Clara affinity with the administration of Donald Trump and a privileged interlocutor of Rubio, immediately celebrated the message of the Secretary of State. He argued that dissidents were subject to “all kinds of physical, mental and emotional abuses” and the rights contemplated in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations were violated.
The departure of the opposition opponents is an achievement of the hard line against the government that has Machado as its main leader. His leadership has been questioned by the opposition sectors that, against their road map, decided to participate in the parliamentary and regional elections of May 25. The leader believes that what Rubio has called an “epic” type “operation” is just the beginning of a new escalation against Maduro. “We are going to free each of our 900 prisoners For this tyranny already 30 million Venezuelans. And with freedom, the irreversible change will come to a Venezuela of prosperity, justice and peace! “He promised.
