The five Venezuelan dissidents who were refugees in the Argentine embassy in Caracas left the diplomatic headquarters and achieved leave the country and recover its freedom after 412 days.
In the midst of uncertainty and confusion for what happened, the regime wanted to install that, in truth, the release of the kidnapped was agreed between the parties. However, undable sources confirmed to Infobae that it was A military operation commanded from the United States.
The news was confirmed by Donald Trump’s secretary, Marco Rubiowho, in his social networks, celebrated “the successful rescue of all hostages retained by Maduro’s regime. ”
“After one Precise operationall hostages are now safe in American territory. Maduro’s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuelan institutions, violated human rights and put our regional security in danger. We extend our gratitude to all the personnel involved in this operation and our partners who helped ensure the safe liberation of these Venezuelan heroes ”he wrote in his account of X.
María Corina Machado He immediately expressed his “Infinite Recognition and thanks to all who made possible” this “Impeccable and epic operation for the freedom of five heroes of Venezuela ” and ratified his commitment assumed to the “900 heroes imprisoned for this tyranny” and the “30 million Venezuelans.”
“With freedom, the irreversible change will come to a Venezuela of prosperity, justice and peace!”he added, while the president -elect, Edmundo González Urrutiaadded his celebration: “Flawless!”.
The past March 20, 2024, Magalli meda, Macero Claudia, Omar González, Pedro Urruchuurtu and Humberto Villalobos They entered the Argentine headquarters in search of refuge, following the persecution that Maduro kept against him, for collaborating with María Corina Machado and his electoral team.
Originally the opposition leader Fernando Martínez Mottola He was also part of the group, although he left the place on December 19 and ended up dying on February 26 of this year.
-From the first day, dissidents were victims of a constant Siege by the Miraflores Palace, of “All kinds of physical, mental and emotional abuses” and of the constant violation of their rights, including international law And, especially, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
However, the situation worsened in recent times, when a series of crosses between the president Javier Milei and Maduro forced the Argentine delegation to leave the country and to leave the building in the hands of Brazilwho is responsible for custody until Buenos Aires designates another state that Maduro considers “acceptable” for such tasks.
What followed this fact was just an escalation of harassment to the place.
For days, the Miraflores palace maintained a Strong operation of security forces In the front of the embassy, blocking nearby streets and even preventing the entry of the staff.
They also prohibited the passage to tank trucks and They cut the supply of basic servicesforcing dissidents to resort to precarious survival methods for months, such as canned food consumption, the use of a generator or solar panels and the rationing of other basic resources.
“For five months we have not had electricity direct, since the fuses were stolen, and for five months Water does not flow In the residence pipes because it simply does not arrive, ”the group denounced at the end of April, which exposed the precarious situation in which they were living.
Likewise, the dissidents asked the government of Lula da Silva to demand with the greatest occasion “Clarity and speed a diplomatic solution for this serious situation”.
“It is difficult not to notice the contradiction in the way in which the Brazilian government has handled similar cases, even involving persons prosecuted and convicted of serious crimes, in which The efficient and rapid management of his government to be granted the safe -conduct was evidentsomething that has not happened in our case that we are innocent, “they questioned then.
