Nicolás Maduro expelled officials who joined last week's failed military uprising

By decree, Maduro ordered the expulsion and degradation of Major General Manuel Figuera, former head of the Sebin, five lieutenant-colonels, four majors, four captains, six first lieutenants and lieutenants and 35 sergeants.

By a presidential decree published in Venezuela's Official Gazette, he ordered the expulsion and degradation of Major-General Manuel Figuera, former head of the Bolivian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), five lieutenant-colonels, four majors, four four captains and six first lieutenants. and lieutenants and 35 sergeants.

El Comercio newspaper revealed that Bolivian National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Ilich Sánchez was responsible for the command to protect the opposition-controlled National Assembly from deported and degraded officers.

Brazilian authorities confirmed last week that 25 Venezuelan soldiers had fled after the uprising in front of their embbady in Caracas, without providing more details. The United States yesterday suspended sanctions against Figuera for withdrawing its support for Maduro.

As we recall, the Figuera exit of Sebin leadership was announced on April 30 after the failure of the military uprising led by the opposition leader. Juan Guaidó. Then, without giving further details, Maduro announced that General-in-Chief Gustavo González López had returned to the leadership of this police force.

Figuera He had badumed the leadership of the Sebin in October after the dismissal of González López after the scandal of the murder of an opposition advisor who had committed suicide in a headquarters of the political police of the capital shortly after his arrest. The opposition rejected this version and accused González López of being responsible for the death.

The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday that MPs Henry Ramos Allup, Luis Florido, Magallanes, José Simón Calzadilla, Américo De Grazia, Richard Blanco and Andrés Delgado Velázquez had been indicted by the Prosecutor General's Office. "Treason, conspiracy, instigation of insurrection, military rebellion, conspiracy to commit a crime, usurpation of office and public incitement to disobedience".

He added that by committing the "flagrant commission of common law crimes", a preliminary hearing on MPs' merit would not be conducted, a process established by the Constitution to lift parliamentary immunity.

Some of the accused leaders appeared together Guaidó during the failed military uprising in front of an air base in Caracas.

In rejecting the decision of the Supreme Court, Ramos Allup – President of Congress – said he wanted to leave the legislature without direction, while claiming that despite these actions, "The Assembly will continue to exist because the Venezuelan people voted for it".

In addition, De Grazia told the Associated Press that the phrase seeks to "keep all voices that can do it" and ruled that opponents are afraid or give in.

Source: El Comercio