Venezuelan National Assembly President shows a photo of the death threats that opposition mayor Pedro Antonio Abreu received after expressing support for President Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Instagram/@ANTV.
The Domestic Policy Commission of Venezuela’s National Assembly will begin an investigation into the threats received by the opposition mayor of the Rojas municipality of Barinas state, Pedro Antonio Abreu, after he expressed his intention to join the campaign for re-election of President Nicolás Maduro.
This was reported by the head of the Venezuela Nuestra del Siglo XXI campaign command, Jorge Rodríguez, who pointed out that they will also assist the Public Ministry to also carry out an in-depth investigation into these events.
In a press conference held on Tuesday, July 9, Rodríguez said that the mayor received threatening calls, and individuals threatened to burn down his home, where his seriously ill mother is staying.
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“As soon as these violent terrorists knew that Mayor Abreu had made the decision for the sake and defense of peace, harmony, consensus, to defend our sovereignty, they activated terror, hatred and unleashed violence against Mayor Abreu,” said Rodríguez.
He asked the international organizations that always come out in defense of the right not to turn a blind eye to these serious events.
“We want to see what the Carter Center will say now about these events,” said Rodríguez. “If they came to observe the elections, it is also necessary for them to see this.” Rodríguez also repudiated the attempt to use violence as a mechanism to conduct politics.
Rodríguez highlighted that the right, once again, wants to sow violence and disrupt peace in the country, since they are aware that they do not have the popular support to win the presidential elections on July 28.
“These supposed defenders of democracy have known they were lost for a long time, they have been chanting fraud for a long time before the election takes place,” said Rodríguez. “These sectors always appeal to violence, and since they are not right, nor are the majority, they want to ruin the patience of Venezuelans who are calm.”
(Últimas Noticias) by Gustavo Rangel
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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