The head of the office of Juan Guaidó will remain in prison on the order of justice chavista

Roberto Marrero, head of the Office of the Acting President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, will continue in jail on court order after being presented Thursday in court, informed the defense.

Arrested on March 21 by intelligence agents, Marrero "will be deprived of his freedom" during the process of gathering evidence, told the press the lawyer Joel García after the hearing at the Caracas courthouse.

According to the brother, Marrero will remain at the headquarters of Sebin, the intelligence service of the regime, in L & # 39; Axial.

Marrero was indicted for the crimes of "conspiracy, money laundering, criminal conspiracy and concealment of weapons and explosives", according to García.

"The judge today rejected the crime of usurpation of office. Look closely: crimes for which there is a warrant for arrest, such as betrayal of the homeland and the usurpation of functions, do not exist. What is dictated today is very incongruous, "he said. Garcia in statements to the press.

Yes, parole was granted to Luis Páez, driver of Marrero, with precautionary measures of periodic presentation to the courts and prohibition of departure from Venezuela, as well as to declare themselves.

JusticeGarcia added ordered that another of the inmates, Juan Planchart, remain in prison, designated as "financial" of the so-called plan.

After the order, A period of 45 days begins for investigations by the Office of the Prosecutor.

For its part, the president in charge Juan Guaidó he wrote on Twitter that "Marrero is kidnapped."

"When, during the hearing, the judge asked my brother, Roberto Marrero, who he was, he replied," Citizen of many people who are fighting for the end of the usurpation, the government of transition and free elections, "he wrote.

Marrero, a 49-year-old lawyer, was arrested on 21 March by intelligence services (Sebin) at his home in Caracas, accused of integrating a "terrorist cell" that planned attacks.

In the operation, which included the search of the home of the opposition MP Sergio Vergara, neighbor of Marrero, His escort, Luis Páez, was also arrested.

Vergara told reporters that when they had captured Marrero, he had shouted: He had intentionally installed "two rifles and a grenade" at home.

Maduro had mentioned the "capture of a terrorist group" He planned to attack military units, hospitals and subway stations with "mercenaries from Colombia and Central America". He also badured that Guaidó, recognized as president in charge of Venezuela by more than 50 countries, had planned a plot for the murder. There are no reports that the representative's complaint is part of the case.

Guaidó, for its part, cataloged the episode of "kidnapping" and a sample of Maduro's "weakness" for not being able to stop it.

Marrero was parliamentary secretary in 2016 and opposition lawyer, Leopoldo López, under house arrest.

The arrest of Marrero comes one day after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, denounce the "arbitrary arrests" of opponents in Venezuela.

According to the NGO Penal Forum, in Venezuela, there are about 866 "political prisoners".

Earlier on Thursday, the Office of the Comptroller, the body overseeing public institutions, Guaidó excluded for 15 years to occupy posts, accusing him of corruption, a measure that the opponent did not recognize.