Maduro, in front of the army: "It's time to fight"

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, today called on the officers and professional troops to "remain loyal to the government" by delivering a speech in the court of honor of the Fuerte Tiuna Military Academy. , in Caracas.

"The time has come to fight and set an example to the world and to say that in Venezuela there is a coherent, loyal and coherent FAN (National Armed Forces) that defeats coup d'état that sell themselves in Washington, "said the president. He asked the officers "to disarm any traitor and coupseur d'état".

Dressed in military clothes and surrounded by military authorities and soldiers, they announced today the "Military March with the officers always worthy and loyal of our armed forces".

"Yesterday, I was in the street next to the city," said Maduro in his speech, adding that he had witnessed a "monumental mobilization of popular dignity". The ceremony was broadcast live on the social network Twitter.

In this document, he said that during the "coup d'etat" perpetrated by "traitors" two days ago, the rebels "took out the machine guns, not to defend the country, but for the to direct against the Venezuelan army and the people ".

He also badured that "80% of the officers and soldiers present (at the events of April 30) left them alone, they withdrew" because "they realized that they had been deceived".

"Something positive came out on the wrong side: loyalty, in the middle of a fight, was not afraid to say" no "to the traitors," no "to the putschists," he added.

For his part, the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, said that "he intends to buy us as if we were mercenaries, he had the intention to break with the # 39; most sacred military honor, it would not succeed! "