Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez (left) next to then-student leader Robert Serra (right) during a political rally. Photo: AFP/File photo.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has stated that the former president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, had hired a group of hitmen to assassinate the late Chavista revolutionary leader, Robert Serra.
During a ceremony this Tuesday, October 1, for the tenth anniversary of the assassination of the then-Deputy Robert Serra—when he was only 27 years old—the Venezuelan president praised the young revolutionary, and said he was a perfect model of a fighter against fascism.
In his speech, the head of state noted that the person who was in fact responsible for the murder committed on October 1, 2014, was Álvaro Uribe.
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“Today marks ten years,” said President Maduro, “since Álvaro Uribe, using a group of hitmen, ordered the assassination of our Robert Serra, and ten years later we say: Robert lives on, in the hearts of the Venezuelan people!”
The head of state also noted that many people close to Serra had tried to cover up what happened with lies. However, thanks to the secret recording cameras that Serra had activated, it was possible to find out who all the perpetrators were.
The president added that when the Colombian and Venezuelan hitmen were captured, it had been discovered that the masterminds behind the attack were associated with Uribe’s political party.
“They are hatred, intolerance, division, and violence,” President Maduro stated. “We are facing monsters.”
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He also claimed that Serra’s murder was carried out in collusion with the Venezuelan far-right leaders, including Leopoldo López and his partners.
Continuing his address at the tenth anniversary remembrance of Serra’s assassination, the head of state recalled that Robert Serra dedicated himself to working “to keep youth away from crime and from bad paths.”
President Maduro therefore called for the return of the legacy of Robert Serra’s Plan, devised to protect Venezuelan youth from crime, and for the plan to be brought back into action in honour of Serra.
Four years ago, the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice sentenced Edwin José Torres Camacho, Carlos Enrique García Martínez, Jaime Padilla, and Leiver Padilla Mendoza, among others, to 30 years in prison for being the authors and co-authors of the murder of Robert Serra and his partner, María Herrera, by breaking into their house and assassinating them as they slept.
(RedRadioVE) by Ana Perdigón with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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