Venezuela’s interim dictator Delcy Rodríguez has warned opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado that she will have to “account” for her support of the military action that resulted in the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro if she returns to Venezuela.
“As for your return to the country, you will have to answer to Venezuela. Why did you ask for military intervention, why did you ask for sanctions against Venezuela and why did you celebrate the actions that took place in early January?”
The leader of the Chavista regime made the statement after being questioned about security guarantees for Machado, who spent months hiding inside the country for fear of reprisals from the dictatorship.
The opponent met last month with US President Donald Trump, on which occasion she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal. So far, the Republican has excluded Machado from the transition process in the country because he considers that he does not have sufficient support.
Rodríguez also said in the interview, after a meeting in Caracas with US Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, that he should visit the White House soon, without giving details of the month in which this could happen.
At the same time as she negotiates with the Americans, the interim dictator insists on the innocence of Maduro, described by her as “the legitimate president” of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The two were captured on January 3 in a nighttime operation by American Special Forces.
They will undergo a new hearing in the US Courts next month, in a trial involving different charges for participation in illicit drug trafficking activities.
