Venezuela’s Armed Forces said on Friday that they are in “permanent warning” after the United States increased the reward offered by information leading to prison of Nicolás Maduro.
“We declare ourselves on a permanent warning to face, fight and any action that undermines the stability and peace of citizens, as well as the protection of the national territory,” expressed the chief general of the Armed Forces, Vladimir Padrino López, in a statement.
On Thursday (7), US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the increase, from $ 25 million to 50 million, from the amount offered by I, linking the Venezuelan to criminal factions such as the Trem of Arabic and the Cartel of Sinaloa.
“These fantasy, illegal and desperate Hollywood Western -style offerings represent an extra act of nation’s internal affairs that flagrant international law and the principles of self -determination of peoples,” says the text.
In the statement, the military also state that they will continue to “defend the freedom, independence and sovereignty of this beloved homeland, in perfect popular-military-political fusion, even with life itself, if necessary.”
Denies the accusation of the government of Donald Trump that it would have ties with cartels of traffic of drug.
“We are not subject to blackmail, nor will we accept ultimately ultiments of foreign powers who want to impose their agenda through intimidation and lies,” says the text, in which the Armed Forces ratify “absolute loyalty” to mature.
The reward offered by is the maxim already announced by the White House. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the reward for data leading to the arrest of Osama bin Laden It reached $ 25 million.
