General Carvajal called the rebellion against Maduro – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The general in the reserve Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios (Puerto La Cruz, 1960) has launched a public statement on the video asking that Nicolás Maduro give up power, let the army rebel against the president and free elections be held, as he could know exclusively El Confidencial. As well, was put at the service of Juan GuaidóVenezuela's self-proclaimed president, last January, said: "Here is one more soldier for the causes of freedom and democracy, useful to achieve the goal of restoring the constitutional order that allows us to convene free elections "

In the text of the declaration, Major General Carvajal Barrios urges the Venezuelan military command and Nicolás Maduro to put an end to "the deepest republican and humanitarian crisis in our modern history". The top official adds in favor of the Chavez army and against the current: "It may not be possible that this same army (in the hands of a few generals subject to Cuban directives) has become the biggest contributor to a dictatorial system of government, designed to afflict the people of misery"

Carvajal Barrios, retired Major General and member of the National Assembly of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), is best known for Director of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) for more than eight years. He has always been loyal to Hugo Chávez, but he has been very critical of certain sectors of the Nicolás Maduro government.

"The order began to be lost with the creation of the National Constituent Assembly (against which I was expressing it at the time), which was then submitted to the holding of the National Assembly. rigged elections, and it was finally thrown into the sea on April 19. January with the usurpation of Nicolás Maduro's power"says Carvajal Barrios in his statement: The National Constituent Assembly of 2017 is the institution responsible for drafting a new constitution for Venezuela, which badumes the powers of plenipotentiary on other state powers of the State .

The army is without food, drugs, ammunition and most obsolete and cannibalized equipment

This is happening two days after the Venezuelan opposition is trying to secure humanitarian aid sent by Colombia to Colombia to enter Venezuela. On Monday, February 18th, Donald Trump threatened the Venezuelan army if it prevented the pbadage of aid.

Something was suspected by Maduro about the insurgency of some officers that he called "mercenaries" and "deserters" on his Twitter account on Wednesday, January 30th. You can read in your tweet: "Our #FANB [Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana] must be attentive and prepared to the conspiracies of a group of deserters become mercenaries to attack the homeland. Maximum alert!"

While the officers manipulated the mutiny to overthrow the established order, Nicolás Maduro had been marching through the barracks of the country in recent days to harangue the troops. "The future of the motherland is decided today."

The manifesto signed by General Hugo Carvajal calls for the deplorable situation of the Venezuelan army: "Today, we do not technically have the capacity to face an enemy who is lying. The Venezuelan reality, without food, without drugs, without ammunition and with most of the obsolete, cannibalized and stolen parts of the war equipment ".

At the same time, the familiar nickname "Pollo Carvajal" bets on an amnesty law because "it's an open door to the future, it only depends on crossing it for freedom or the shut up and remain imprisoned forever ". This is so he's addressing his compatriots.