More suspicious, Maduro seeks to reinforce Chavez's paramilitaries

Faced with the desertions of at least 4,000 soldiers in recent weeks, he called on the civilian militia to enlist and join the armed forces.

CARACAS

Nicolás Maduro

know that
the battle of power is being played today in the barracks. The connivance with the generalate guarantees the current control, but the doubts concerning the officers and the troop have not disappeared. On the contrary, they grow up. Hence his constant presence in military units of all kinds (artillery, amphibious, badault) during the past week.

The revolutionary leader took advantage of his speech yesterday on Bolivar Avenue to advance in his new plan: he called two million militiamen to sign up to do his military service and to be part of the National Armed Forces. Bolivarian (FANB). He also wants to cover hundreds of defections of the Bolivarian National Guard with the same militiamen, fearing their loyalty since 27 of them rebelled on the 21st of last month in the barracks of Cotiza.

"I have ordered to incorporate the militia and the militia as officers and soldiers of our glorious BANB, if we want peace, let's prepare to defend it!", S & # 39; is cried the head of state.

The militants are civilians armed by the government from their bases: affiliated to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), communal councils and units Bolivar Chavez de Batalla, unprepared and receiving a minimum wage. Chavismo uses them for public order tasks, such as the supervision of hospitals, supermarkets and Cuartel de la Montaña, where the remains of

Hugo Chavez

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It's certainly a kind of amateur font, although their physical presence is not very professional. Their training causes sporadic stupor among the rest of the population. Social networks are filled with these videos, which border on humor.

Another of his duties is to fatten the official markets, as it was yesterday yesterday in Caracas, where their uniforms were distinguished by their mix of red shirts.

The figure of two million, which the government has installed in recent weeks in its speeches, is not real, according to experts.

"This presidential appeal reveals many things, the first is that army personnel are declining because of desertions and losses." Young people have not listened to the previous appeal to join the army, as this does not seem to be a source of pride to enter the NBSA and no It also meets its economic needs "said Rocío San Miguel, President of the Citizen Control for the Armed Forces.

Defections have dropped in recent months. At least 4,000 soldiers left the barracks, some to leave the country and others to make a living elsewhere, including the eastern gold mines.

"They also meet resistance to the repressive orders and hope to strengthen it with the militia personnel registered with the PSUV," adds San Miguel.

The mbadive opposition that preceded yesterday's march across the country, contrasting with the decline of the ruling party in Caracas, confirmed it. There was no repression anywhere. Result? No violence or riots. Even in Barquisimeto, a unit of the National Police withdrew without being repressed when thousands of people went peacefully towards them.

The invocation of his militia comes only hours after the rebellion of the first general against Maduro. Major-General Francisco Yánez, director of strategic planning for the military high command of aviation, left the country a few hours before urging his companions to follow in his footsteps. "90% of the armed forces are not with the dictator, they are with the people of Venezuela (…) I ask my armed comrades not to repress more," said Yánez of Colombia. This senior official was responsible for the import and distribution of wheat. Food products and commodities are in the hands of generals on the orders of Maduro.

A few hours later, Major-General Jorge Oropeza, commander-in-chief of Chavista aviation for four years, joins it. He is the cousin of María Isabel Rodríguez, former wife of Chávez. The ambbadador to Iraq also placed himself under the orders of

Juan Guaidó

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"We do not want a new Vietnam," said the leader of the Bolivarians, threatened Friday by the United States to imprison him at Guantánamo base when he was not leaving power at the faster.

The "son of Chávez" also responded to the ultimatum of Europe in a very Bolivarian way: announce the dissolution of Parliament, controlled by the opposition, by the summons of ;legislative elections. "They want elections, they want to advance the elections, we go to parliamentary elections, then," he chuckled at his people.

Maduro rejects in this way the European claims to call a presidential election. According to polls, he would lose 60% of the votes against Guaidó.