Juan Guaidó denounces the fact that security forces intimidate his family – 31/01/2019

The self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, He denounced Thursday that members of the special security forces were close to his home to intimidate his family, and accused President Nicolás Maduro of his safety.

"The FAES (Police Special Action Force) is at my house and asks Fabiana (his wife) .At this time, the dictatorship thinks that it will intimidate us," badured the head of the Opposition at a public ceremony in the auditorium. from the main university of the country, in Caracas.

"My baby is only 20 months old, I am going there, I am responsible for what happens to my family, I invite the diplomatic corps and our deputies to join us", he adds.

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At the end of the ceremony at the Unviersidad de Caracas, where he presented his "Country Plan" to deal with the economic crisis, the 35-year-old parliamentary leader said that he was going to him, where alleged FAES agents were. At the same time, he called on the diplomatic corps, the other parliamentarians and the people who attended the presidential act, to accompany him. "Let's see what the FAES wants," he said. And he repeated that he was not afraid of being arrested.

Shortly after, the Leader of the Opposition spoke with the press from his home door, with his wife and daughter, while a crowd of neighbors and supporters greeted him. "The goal is obvious, but they will not be able to break the Venezuelan family, just as they can not intimidate citizens, they will not be able to intimidate this family."

And he recounted: "While they were asking questions about my wife, FAES members approached on two bikes and then pbaded a white pickup truck without identification at the guard post, they said that they were not looking at them. they were members of the security forces looking for information. "

Following Guaidó's denunciation, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro "strongly condemned" the intimidation of the President of Parliament.

The United States, which has recognized Guaidó as acting president from the beginning, warned that there would be "serious consequences" if the government of Nicolás Maduro – declared by the legislator "usurper" – takes action against the opponent.

"There will be serious consequences for those who try to corrupt democracy and harm Guaidó," said Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton on Twitter on Twitter amidst Washington's new sanctions against PDVSA, the state oil company.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) – of an official line – banned Guaidó from leaving Venezuela and froze his accounts and holdings, after an investigation was opened against him for "usurpation" of functions.

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Guaidó supposed that he could be arrested, Leopoldo Lopez, also the opposition leader, was arrested and sentenced to almost 14 years in prison, accused of inciting violence during the opposition uprisings he led in 2014.

The European Parliament joined the United States on Thursday, several Latin American governments and institutions in recognition that they have granted Guaidó as interim president.

Source: agencies