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Juan Guaidó's photographs with two leaders of the Los Rastrojos paramilitary group could not be denied. There is the self-proclaimed president kissed and smiling with two men – whose one carries a rifle at the waist – wearing the same clothes as those with whom he traveled from Venezuela to the city of Cucuta, in Colombia, February 22 to attend the be it the big concert followed by the attempt of forced entry on the Venezuelan territory the 23rd.

Membership of this paramilitary group was provided by a human rights organization, confirmed by newspaper clippings and information reported by Colombian justice.

"The Los Rastrojos Group is one of the most dangerous organizations in Colombia dedicated to drug trafficking, recruitment, kidnapping, extortion and the recruitment of minors. At the border, they focus on smuggling Venezuela from Venezuela to the country of New Granada, particularly on smuggling fuel for cocaine processing, "said Néstor Reverol, minister of the country. 39, Interior, Justice and Peace.

Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate in the last presidential elections in Colombia, provided further information to characterize Los Rastrojos: "They have a gathering place for the dismemberment of human beings, in Puerto Santander."

It is precisely for Puerto Santander that Guaidó entered the 22nd Colombian territory: "The paramilitaries provided him security and custody during the transfer, from La Palmita to Táchira (Venezuela) to Puerto Santander, the communities were subjected to a cover "Paramilitary fire be seen," said Reverol.

The minister has provided other photographs of Guaidó with members of Los Rastrojos, one of the main paramilitary organizations in Colombia against which the Venezuelan government had already acted twice on its own territory.

The first time, it was in 2012 when he arrested one of his founding leaders, Diego Pérez Henao – also known as Diego Rastrojo – in Barinas in 2012, who was later deported to Colombia. The second occasion was presented on March 23 of this year, when Wilfredo De Jesús Torres Gómez – aka Neco- at the head of Los Rastrojos was arrested in Valencia with a blue alert from Interpol regarding a killer to location.

The arrest of Neco had been announced by the Minister of Communication, Jorge Rodríguez, who badociated him with the paramilitary and mercenary structures set up by the Venezuelan right to carry out terrorist actions as part of the attempt to overthrow of Nicolás Maduro. His arrest was made possible thanks to the information found in the mobile phone of Roberto Marrero, the right arm of Guaidó, belonging to his party, Popular Will, revealed Rodríguez.

The appearance of the photographs came to show in pictures what the government has denounced repeatedly in the country, as well as in international areas such as the United Nations: the existence of a hidden plot linked to paramilitarism, groups of mercenaries to carry out an undeclared war process to obtain the Venezuelan government's forced exit.

Guaidó replied: "I am being asked for thousands of photos", as the only argument to show that I did not know who was photographed that day.

The appearance of the photographs also implicated the government of Iván Duque, host of the Cúcuta event, and the maneuvers carried out on November 23 to try to break through the Venezuelan territory by pretending to bring in help. humanitarian.

After being silent, Duque said: "We facilitate your entry into Colombian territory … beyond if there is a photo or there is none, if you have greeted or not many people with affection, because many people greet you with appreciation and with affection what I want to emphasize, that is who he is. It's a titan, a hero who fights for democracy in his country. "

The photos leave no doubt: Guaidó hugs four leaders of Los Rastrojos. This does not give any explanation about it. Nevertheless, his speech, as well as that of several opposition leaders, was to continue to accuse the Maduro government of covering guerrilla groups, drug traffickers and paramilitaries. This charge will be brought by Duke to the United Nations General Assembly.

The news comes at a time of high tension between the Venezuelan government and the Colombian government. Nicolás Maduro said the orange alert, be deployed in the Bolivarian national armed forces and denounced the fact that an action under false flag is being considered by the Duque government. to increase the escalation that could open up to a declared war scenario.