Six members of his team are sheltering in the diplomatic headquarters. The headquarters is being guarded by Brazil, due to the expulsion of Argentine officials by the Maduro regime.
During the early hours of this Wednesday, December 4, more than 20 agents of Venezuelan state security agencies surrounded the official residence of the Embassy of Argentina in Caracas, under the diplomatic protection of Brazil. According to a complaint released by the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, the officers arrived in five patrol cars and civilian vehicles, deploying themselves aggressively.
"The regime has turned the diplomatic residence into a cárcel, before the eyes of the world, violating all international agreements. This is the same terror that have been used against citizens, activists and all those who fight for truth and freedom," Machado denounced.
The operation included harassment and threats to enter the diplomatic headquartersIn addition, officers blocked traffic on the street where the embassy is located.
"The presence of the officials, with an aggressive attitude, included harassment and instructions related to a possible entry into the diplomatic headquarters, generating anxiety and terror in the surroundings., in addition to the closure of the street, affecting the free movement and tranquility of the neighbors, including other diplomatic delegations that reside on the same street," explained the anti-Chavez leader.
Machado recalled that since 12 days ago The embassy residence is without electricity after the robo of fuses, a situation attributed to actions by the Venezuelan government. Added to this are restrictions on access to water and other basic services.
In his statement, Machado urged the governments of Argentina y Brazil to act urgently to ensure Safe-conduct passes for asylum seekers at the embassy and restore the conditions of protection and essential services in the premises. He also requested the support of the diplomatic corps accredited in Venezuela to avoid new violations of the international treaties that protect diplomatic missions.
This Tuesday, the exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia reported through the social network X the serious situation faced by the six refugees in the residence of the Embassy of Argentina en Caracas, under protection of Brazil.
"This is the darkness that the six refugees from the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, now under the protection of Brazil, are subjected to. Without water, without light, with food restrictions. This is torture, the same one to which all Venezuelans are subjected. “This has to end!” said González Urrutia.
The opposition leader pointed out that the situation of the asylum seekers, who entered the diplomatic headquarters in March, has been denounced "in all international bodies" and demands immediate action. The residence, which has remained guarded by Brazil Since August, it has faced water and electricity cuts, which refugees say are part of a prolonged siege.
Video complaint
In a video shared by Magali Meda, one of the asylum seekers and collaborator of the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, the conditions inside the embassy are described:
“We have been like this for 10 days now. What you can see down there is a car passing by now and the lights behind that wall and the lights of the DAET (Directorate of Strategic and Tactical Actions).”, describes Meda in the video, pointing out the constant police presence. According to the leader, a patrol of the DAET blocking access to the embassy, which has been without water or electricity for days.
The opposition also mentions that the diplomatic residence, guarded by Brazil, keeps the Brazilian flag raised as a sign of protection, but denounces that the regime of Nicolás Maduro has intensified the harassment since November 23.
The recording comes at a time of growing international pressure. Opposition leader María Corina Machado described the conditions of the asylum seekers as “torture” and called on the international community to intervene immediately. "The democratic world must act now", he said via social media.
The chancellery Argentina recently denounced “acts of harassment and intimidation” against its embassy, demanding that the Venezuelan authorities issue safe-conduct passes to allow the refugees to leave.
The six opponents entered the diplomatic headquarters after the Prosecution The Argentine embassy has been under Brazilian protection since August, after the expulsion of the diplomats from the southern country, even though dictator Nicolás Maduro revoked this authorization in September due to the alleged planning of terrorist acts inside the embassy by the asylum seekers.
I do not understand why the international community has not expressed itself firmly against such an outrage. The illegitimate leaders of Venezuela must definitely be tried and thrown into prison, without the key being thrown away.
That is the democracy of these leftist scum. Hell awaits these scum. The money they have stolen will be of no use to them when they are burning for an eternity.
Believe me Corina: you are not alone.