Tensions in Venezuela: order to arrest 18 rebel soldiers against Maduro

"Eighteen arrest warrants against civilians and conspirators have been sought to date," said Attorney General Tarek William Saab.

Saab stated that there were "lieutenant colonels" among the rebels in uniform last Tuesday, to the influence of the badault of the Guaidó opponent.

The opposition considers Maduro a "usurper" of power after his reelection last year in disputed elections in and out of the country.

After the rebellion on Tuesday, the military high command ratified its adherence to the Maduro government, which proclaimed the defeat of "Skirmisher" and promised to take on "traitors".

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Leopoldo López, after being released from house arrest in Caracas

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"They will be severely punished because they are traitors to the country," Saab ratified, without naming the wanted people.

The court also ordered the arrest on Thursday of opposition Leopoldo López, a refugee at the Pakistan embbady. Spain after being released from his house arrest by military insurgents.

Military support for Maduro, stronger popular memberships, according to foreign observers, keep the president in power despite the resistance of large sectors of the population and the United States.

The government has advanced with "17 raids" in the context of a "legal proceedings in progress" to determine the responsibilities of the military rebels against Maduro.

Similarly, Guaidó today called for walking to the gates of certain neighborhoods, so that uniforms "Become aware of the Constitution" and turns his back on Maduro.

Guaidó, Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president, on Saturday called for a "peace-loving" national mobilization at key military bases, where they will be proclaimed.

The new day of protest will aim to convey a written message to the armed forces, so that they can answer the call and fight for free elections.

"We are not asking the military to stand by my side or the National Assembly, but on the side of the Constitution that supports us for free elections in the shortest possible time," he told Caracas .