Chavanese military leader denies being in front of rebels

Major General José Adelino Ornela Ferreira has denied via his Twitter account his participation in the military uprising that supports interim President Juan Guaidó in what was called the Liberty operation, as he had declared a member of the opposition.

Ornela Ferreira, who is part of the armed component of the National Armed Forces, has held the position of Commander of the Second Command and Chief of Joint Chiefs of Strategic Operational Command since 2017.

In his message through the social network, picked up by the newspaper El Nacional, the army ensures his loyalty to Nicolás Maduro and accompanies the twit of a photo surrounded by colleagues from the staff, although that the date on which it was taken is not known. .

The story of Ornela Ferreira in the ranks of Chavismo dates back to the coup attempt of 4 February 1992, in which she actively participated with Hugo Chávez. From there, his military career was linked to the Bolivarian Revolution and held important positions.

He was at the head of the House of the Army during Chavez 's tenure and he would have even been on his deathbed. He then held the same position with Nicolás Maduro.

The badertion that led the uprising today was made by Monagas deputy Jose Antonio Mendoza to the National Assembly, member of the opposition Table of Democratic Unity.

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