They denounce a siege at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas for the fourth consecutive day
For the fourth consecutive day, The six opponents granted asylum since March in the official residence of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela denounced the siege in the surrounding area by state security officials.
“There have already been more than 85 hours of continuous siege of the residence of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, protected by Brazil, with the presence of regime officials on the outskirts,” said one of the asylum seekers, Pedro Urruchurtu, a close collaborator of the opposition leader. María Corina Machado.
Urruchurtu highlighted that They have been without electrical service for more than 36 hours because police officials took the fusesa situation that the Venezuelan Command denounced on Tuesday.
Since Saturday, the opponents have been experiencing a tense situation in the residence due to the presence of officials in the surrounding area.
Magalli Meda, also in asylum, said in X that it is an outrage and a mockery for the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his diplomatic corps in Venezuela.
There are six opponents asylum in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas
In addition to Urruchurtu and Meda, there is also Claudia Macero, Communications coordinator of Vente Venezuela (VV); Omar González, former deputy; Humberto Villalobos, electoral coordinator of the VV Campaign Command, and former minister Fernando Martínez Mottola, advisor to the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), the largest opposition bloc.
The six took refuge in March after the Prosecutor’s Office accused them of crimes such as conspiracy and treason.
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