Maduro asks to investigate the "cyber attack" that caused a power outage in Venezuela | Chronic

The Venezuelan President, Nicolás MaduroHe said he would seek the help of the UN, as well as its allies, Cuba, China, Iran and Russia, to investigate an alleged "cyber attack" that caused a mbadive blackout in the country last Thursday and that has not yet been fully resolved.

"I have appointed a special investigative presidential commission on cyber-attack and I have requested the incorporation of international specialists.I will seek the support of the UN, as well as that the already active support of Russia, China, Iran and Cuba "said the president last night in a speech broadcast on national radio and television.

Maduro pointed out that these countries to which he will seek help have "great experience" in the defense of cyberattacks. The Executive Vice President will be responsible for the commission that will investigate the alleged sabotage, Delcy Rodríguez and the body that will answer the president will also be composed of the Attorney General, Tarek Saaband local scientists, Venezuelan media and EFE news agencies and Europa Press reported.

"We're going to mow so you know how the attack was, we discovered a lot of things and I already know a lot, I can only say that he's gone from Houston and Chicago, to two cities of the United States ", accused Maduro.

Venezuela suffered a mbadive blackout five days ago, leaving the entire territory in darkness, which the government attributed to the United States and local opposition. The blackout occurred at the Guri hydropower plant, the country's main hydropower plant, responsible for supplying nearly 70 percent of the country.

Maduro said on Monday that the facility was attacked cybernetically, while the transmission lines suffered electromagnetic and physical sabotage due to the use of technologies that "Only the United States has".

He also supported the Prosecutor's decision to open an investigation against the Speaker of Parliament and Acting President, Juan Guaidó, for his alleged involvement in sabotage. "There must be justice and it must be applied severely", condemned the president.