Leopoldo López: "I had talks with generals determined to stop the usurpation"

The Leader of the Opposition Leopoldo Lopez He reappeared Thursday in public and declared himself in front of the media at the gates of the residence of Spain's ambbadador to Venezuela, Jesus Silva, after a court in Caracas ordered his capture after cheating on Tuesday at home arrest.

"For more than three weeks I met with commanders, generals, representatives of different parts of the armed forces and I pledged to help end the usurpation."he revealed.

In this sense, he recalled that during the last five years, and more particularly the first three and a half years of detention at the Ramo Verde military prison, the only people he was living with were soldiers: "I know the military world, I know his feeling. I know that they feel helpless to see children eating in the trash and that after years of running, they can no longer guarantee medication to their children. "

From the Spanish Embbady, ​​he sent a direct message to men in uniform who have not yet rebelled: "You are a fundamental part of this fight, you are not alone. "More movement will come from the military sector; this dictatorship will end. "

Although Chavismo claimed to have defeated an attempted military uprising, López said "Tuesday is part of a process": "It's a crack that's opened, it's going to turn into a bigger crack, that will break the dam."

"There were a lot of people who knew what was going on, it was always considered a first step, which had a big impact", added the leader of Voluntad Popular, about the launch of the final phase of the operation "Liberty" launched on April 30, Juan Guaidó, with the support of a group of agents of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB).

"A large group of men and women put fear aside and sided with the Constitution. I am convinced that we will succeed the cessation of the usurpation, we are closer ", said the leader of the opposition.

The opposition leader claimed that "the dictatorship was coming to an end" and badured that he was not afraid to return to prison. "I was isolated for two years and I was suffering from torture. Prison, it's hell, I do not want to go back, but I'm not afraid either, be sure, because I'm not afraid of Maduro ", he said.

After Judge Chavez issued a arrest warrant against him on Thursday, Lopez said he would remain a "diplomatic guest" at the Spanish embbady and made it clear that he had been arrested. he would not ask political asylum: "I am in the condition of guest, and I will maintain my condition."

He took advantage of his statement to send a message of thanks to the Spanish government: "I want to thank the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, who has been very supportive of Venezuela, which is mine, and it is not about the Spanish government."

In accordance with what Guaidó said in recent days, he warned that "the Libertad operation" would continue until Maduro ceased power and emphasized the support of the interim president of the international community: "They will not leave us alone" He also stressed that more than 50 countries that support Guaidó "the biggest coalition that has been built lately". And he badured that all these nations had the same intention: "Free elections in Venezuela".

"We can not lose hope, that's what they're looking for, we need to work together to end the usurpation … The next step is to continue this phase, we are preparing ourselves very seriously for next transition, "he concluded.