The dramatic story of a Venezuelan military woman seeking a refuge in Colombia

A week ago, Katiuska Jamboos Reyes He crossed the border with his two year old daughter on a day trip during which he traveled by bus, motorbike and on foot. he after deciding to defect the National Guard of Venezuela where he had been admitted for more than 4 years and in which he had worked as a bacteriologist of the medical service.

The Jamboos arrived in the Colombian department of La Guajira by an illegal trail located in the Venezuelan state of Zulia, because when the authorities deserted, they were looking for her. "I was motivated by my daughter who had never tasted apple. He had never tasted a compote during his two years of life. Because my salary does not reach"he told the portal Ground Zero.

The soldier belonged to Zulia Command Zone No. 11, where she worked with her husband, who defected seven months ago and went to Peru. She decided to join the municipality of Soledad, in the Colombian Caribbean, where a cousin offered to help her.

"I was very scared when I went through. But I told myself that whenever we were left without food in the same order, for that and many other things, I am sure that more and more soldiers will desert, "he said. The herald.

Jamboos baderts that not all military personnel are badociated with the Bolivarian Revolution, as Nicolás Maduro's regime wants, that subordinates have the same needs as the Venezuelan people.

"High ranking military commanders are those who support Maduro, but for convenience. I'm pretty sure that loyalty is not"the army said The herald. As reported by the media worldwide, confirms that the need is perceived on the streets, that the situation has become untenable and no longer has any guarantee.

"I went to Caracas several times and the image was the same in all cities, there is nothing, the money does not reach anyone, the military are not good and l & # 39; The weapon that the government uses is fear … they paralyzed us, they told us that they would take everything from us, but that they did not realize that everything had been taken away from us, "he said. to local media.

Jamboos hopes that a foreign intervention will not be necessary to get out of the crisis, he hopes that everything will be peaceful so that the city does not suffer any more. He also hopes to return to the country and continue serving in the armed forces when Juan Guaidó is fully in power, but for the moment, he is asking Colombia for refugee status.