The commotion in Venezuela is not just a metaphorical way of speaking. It is literally the norm. The Government has decreed the state of external commotiona text that seeks , among other measures.
According to the text known in the last hours, it includes a search order and immediate arrest of any person who promotes or support the offensive that ended with the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
It is a text with a initial temporary validity of 90 days, extendable for another 90which also contemplates the strengthening patrols and security at the borders land, air and sea. Also, the militarization of public service infrastructure, the oil industry “and other basic industries of the State.”
“The national, state and municipal police bodies must immediately undertake the search and capture throughout the national territory of any person involved in the promotion or support of the armed attack of the United States of America against the territory of the Republic,” explains the decree, dated January 3 and published this Monday.
As Europa Press reports, those to whom this repressive measure is applied will be placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office for subsequent prosecution “with compliance with all procedural guarantees inherent to due process and the right to defense,” the rule adds.
Since US elite forces captured the then head of the Venezuelan State on Saturday, January 3, there have been The demonstrations for and against Maduro happened, both within the country and in the rest of the planet.
With its entry into force, the ‘state of commotion’ decree grants exceptional powers to the head of state that would lead to the suspension of the rights of assembly and demonstration.
Other rights that are at the discretion of Delcy Rodríguez are the restriction of access to the national territory, the closure of the Venezuelan borders or the limitation of the “free movement of people or vehicles of any kind” within the country.
The decree must be sent to the National Assembly, where Chavismo has a majority, within a period of eight days from its issuance “for consideration and approval,” explains the text itself collected by Europa Press.
