Maduro is on his way down!!
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed troops early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. “I want to tell the Venezuelan people: This is the moment to take to the streets and accompany these patriotic soldiers,” said Lopez, who had been detained since 2014 for leading anti-government protests. “Everyone should come to the streets, in peace.” Lopez said he has been freed from house arrest by members of the security forces responding to an order by Guaidó, whom the U.S. and dozens of other governments recognize as Venezuela’s rightful leader.
The president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, announced from the military air base of La Carlota that since Tuesday, April 30, Operation Libertad began to “cease the usurpation” of Nicolás Maduro's regime. Civilians gathered at the east of Caracas in support of the military insurrection and Military supporters of Maduro government took part of the base of the Military Aviation, armed with long weapons.
In the video broadcasted on his social networks, Guaidó appears with Leopoldo López and officials of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB).
He called on public employees for the achievement of national sovereignty. “Today, brave soldiers, brave patriots, brave men attached to our Constitution have come to our call,” he added.
He also invited the Aid and Freedom committees to activate and cover the streets of Venezuela.
López requested the support of the Armed Forces to join the protests of the so-called freedom operation to achieve the “cessation of usurpation”.
“May 1 started today. The definitive cessation of the usurpation began today. We have the people of Venezuela today,” Guaidó said.
Few minutes after Guaidó's announcement, Jorge Rodriguez, communications Minister of Maduro's administration, has informed through Twitter that they are ”confronting and deactivating a reduced number of military traitors who positioned themselves (...) to promote a coup against the constitution and peace of the Republic”.
Juan Guaido @jguaido
En el marco de nuestra constitución. Y por el cese definitivo de la usurpación.
Venezuelan media reported that civilians gathered in Altamira, at the east of Caracas, in support of the military insurrection. Bolivarian National Police is reppressing the protests with tear gas bombs.
Diosdado Cabello, second most important Chavista regime’s man, called his followers to convene in front of the Presidential Palace of Miraflores “to defend it.”
López was under house arrest after being detained in February 2014 and sentenced to serve almost 14 years in prison in September 2015 on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, instigation and destruction of public property.
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