Juan Guaidó denounced the kidnapping of the vice president of the National Assembly by Chavist intelligence agents

Deputy Edgar Zambrano, deputy chairman of the opposition majority parliament, was arrested in Caracas on Wednesday by intelligence agents after backing a military rebellion against President Nicolás Maduro. "The regime has kidnapped him", denounced the opponent Juan Guaidó.

"We alert the Venezuelan people and the international community: the regime has kidnapped the first vice president of the National Assembly," Guaidó said on his Twitter account. "They are trying to disintegrate the power that represents all Venezuelans, but they will not get there"He remarked.

Henry Ramos Allup, a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, said the opposition legislator had been kidnapped while he was near the headquarters of the Democratic Action party, located in La Florida. , in the municipality of Libertador in Caracas.

"Right now, Sebin with long arms is surrounding the truck where Edgard Zambrano's first vice-president is heading to the Florida headquarters," Allup said on the networks.

Other sources informed the agency shortly thereafter Telam that the leader of the opposition he would have refused to get off his vehicle. Faced with this situation, his captors decided to transfer him with a crane to an uninformed place of detention.

"We condemn the detention of MP Edgar Zambrano. Persecution of MPs and MPs in the National Assembly increases conflict"Said PROVEA NGO." Maduro and his leaders are determined to close spaces for a solution to the crisis in the country that does not increase the suffering of the population, "he added.

Zambrano is part of the group of seven parliamentarians who was released Tuesday by the National Constituent Assembly, with a majority chavist. The Supreme Court of Justice has asked the operation to face a criminal trial for "flagrant commission" of crimes such as treasonous homeland and conspiracy after being accused of having participated in the Missed military rebellion of April 30th.