MPs opposed to Maduro took refuge in the embassies of Argentina and Italy | Chronic

Richard Blanco and Americo De Grazia, two of the ten legislators to whom the Chavez government lifted parliamentary immunity and accused of treason and other crimes took refuge in the embbadies of Argentina and Italy.

De Grazia said Thursday afternoon on his Twitter account that he had been greeted by the Embbady of Italy, where he was already in the same state, since last Tuesday, his colleague Mariela Magallanes.

Meanwhile, Blanco entered Wednesday at the offices of the Argentine Embbady, ​​according to sources confirmed by the Foreign Ministry and the legislator's daughter, Andreina.

"I will not give the narco-dictatorship the pleasure of presenting myself as a trophy and of using me as a hostage in exchange for the confession of their crimes against humanity, the violation of human rights. of man, corruption, drug trafficking and terrorism, Venezuela is worth it and I appreciate the welcome of Italy ", wrote De Grazia.

"With this action, I do not pretend to be a hero or a martyr, I just want to be useful to my country, my family, my mother and my children, give them a little peace", he added.

Similarly, sources from the Argentine Chancellery confirm that White is housed "since yesterday evening" and "Sheltered" at the Caracas Embbady as a guest, after having sought the protection of his person before being arrested by the government of President Maduro.

Blanco's situation had been anticipated by his daughter Andreína, who lives in Buenos Aires on the TN channel.

"I want to thank my father for the way he was treated by the authorities of the Embbady.The commercial director, Eduardo Porretti, was supersolidar and I also want to thank the Chancellor", Jorge FaurieAndreina said.

Similarly, Magellan has been taking refuge at the Italian embbady since Tuesday, the Italian Foreign Ministry confirmed Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Chavez government withdrew its parliamentary immunity and accused Blanco, De Grazia, Magellan and deputies of treason against the homeland and other crimes. Henry Ramos Allup, Luis Florido, Simon Calzadilla and Andrés Delgadoand yesterday added to this list his colleagues Sergio Vergara, Juan Andrés Mejía and Freddy Superlano.

In the evening, he arrested the first vice-president of the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), Edgar Zambrano – to whom he had withdrawn privileges last week – during a spectacular operation during which a crane lifted the vehicle in which he went and deposited it at the headquarters of National Intelligence Service of Bolivar (Sebin), where the legislator was isolated