Guaidó challenged Maduro for the lifting of his immunity: "Assume the consequences" | Chronic

After taking cognizance of the decision of the Constituent Assembly to lift the immunity of the President Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, said that he would stay in the country and responded to Nicolás Maduro: "If you want to go ahead, do it and badume the consequence."

"Nothing will stop us" Guaidó told reporters and supporters who accompanied him in a brief speech. The official added that "It will not be violence, intimidation that will stop us."

The speaker of parliament, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by more than 50 countries, insisted that the Constituent Assembly did not have the legitimacy to withdraw its jurisdiction and thus give the go-ahead to a criminal trial before the Supreme Court of Justice.

"It is not necessary to respond to an organization that does not exist, it is what is necessary to respond to the people of Venezuela", said the deputy by calling his supporters to participate Saturday in an event already scheduled.

"I want to know who armed forces or security forces will lend to kidnap the President of the Republic," added Guaidó, on whom the TSJ is investigating for allegedly usurping the duties of Maduro.

The opponent stated that after the decision, "tens" presidents and chancellors called him on the phone "worried" express support

"We know that they (the government) have only brute force, we have daring," have noticed.

"People are determined and nothing will stop us, they only earn a little time that the Venezuelan loses in hours without light, without water, with loss of life, there is no turning back in this process", Guaidó told a group of supporters and journalists.