Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the now former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, spoke out in the last few hours about the capture of his father by United States forces on Saturday (3). “Nicolasito”, as he is also called, spoke of “betrayals” within Chavismo and demanded that American authorities release Maduro and his stepmother, Cilia Flores.
“Nicolasito”, who is currently a deputy in the National Assembly, controlled by Chavismo, made this Monday (5) his first public speech in Parliament since his father’s capture. In his speech, he accused the United States government of setting a “dangerous precedent” by detaining a foreign head of state and stated that the measure “represents a threat to global political stability”.
“If we normalize the kidnapping of a head of state, no country will be safe. Today it is Venezuela, tomorrow it could be any nation that refuses to submit”, declared Maduro Guerra. He also called for international support and demanded that Maduro and Cilia be returned to Venezuela.
The Chavista deputy also criticized the fact that his name appears in the formal indictment presented by the New York federal court against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, in which he appears cited as a co-conspirator in narco-terrorism. According to the parliamentarian, the inclusion of his name in the accusation reinforces what he called “political persecution” promoted by Washington.
This Sunday (4), hours before his speech in Parliament, Maduro Guerra released an audio on social media, the authenticity of which was confirmed by people close to Chavismo. According to the portal Infobaein the message he explicitly spoke of “betrayals” within the circle of power and called on regime supporters to remain mobilized in the streets.
“History will tell who the traitors were, history will reveal,” said Maduro Guerra in the audio. Elsewhere, he declared that Chavismo will not show weakness in the face of the crisis: “They want us to appear weak, but we will not show weakness.”
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appeared this Monday before judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, where they were formally accused of crimes related to international drug trafficking and declared their innocence.
