The United States condemned the arrest of Edgar Zambrano and warned the Maduro regime: "If it is not released immediately, it will have consequences"

The United States has demanded the release of MP Edgar Zambranoarrested Wednesday in Venezuela for a failed uprising against the regime Nicolás Maduro, warn that otherwise "there will be consequences," according to a message posted on the Twitter account of his embbady closed in Caracas.

"Arbitrary detention" of Vice-President of majority-majority parliament "is illegal and inexcusable. Maduro and his accomplices are directly responsible for the safety of Zambrano. If it's not published immediately, it will have consequences, "the text said.

Zambrano is one of the ten members of Congress against which the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered a trial for the uprising of a group of soldiers on April 30., under the direction of Juan Guaidó, recognized parliamentary leader as president in charge of Venezuela for more than 50 countries.

The legislator was intercepted late in the afternoon in his vehicle by agents of the intelligence services and transferred to the headquarters of this agency in Caracas.

American diplomatic staff in Venezuela left the oil country after Maduro broke off on February 23rd.

He after the Guaidó's attempt to enter US donations of food and medical supplies across bordersblocked by the army, the socialist leader denounced this aid as "an excuse" for military intervention in Venezuela.

However, the headquarters Twitter account continued to operate under the name "Virtual Embbady".

US President Donald Trump and senior White House officials have repeatedly said that "all options are on the table" in the case of the Venezuelan crisis, without excluding military action.

(With information from AFP)