The terrorist group ELN threatened on May 1 to call Juan Guaidó in Venezuela

In the manner of the "brown shirts" of the Nazi SS against companies and offices of Jewish professionals in Germany in 1933, 12 amanecido houses marked "+ ELN" and a brochure of the National Liberation Army. There was no need for further explanations. It's a death threat against 11 opposition leaders and a priest of the municipality of Junín, in the state of Táchira, with the warning that they and their families are condemned if they go to the appeal launched by the president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, on May 1 .

Since 2014, when the opposition demonstrations in Venezuela included roadblocks, rubber burns, intense confrontations with the National Guard and even deaths and injuries, the most successful region of the country with these manifestations has been Border population of Táchirawhose capital is about 800 kilometers from Caracas. Since then, the inhabitants of this Andean region, which they call "Gochos", they have become the strongest reference of resistance.

From Rubio, the capital of the municipality, is the current governor of the state. Laidy Gómez. One of the deputies of the Constituent Assembly, Maria Gabriela VegaThat's it too. It is also the land of the deceased and twice President of the Republic, Carlos Andrés Pérez. He is born Leonardo Ruiz Pineda, one of the most prominent leaders against the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.

The deputy of the National Assembly, Franklin Duarte, is one of the most front-line parliamentarians against the government and is on the list of people at risk. That's Rubio.

The ELN marks have reached the Church "Saint Lucia" in the area Santa Bárbara de Rubio, against the priest Richard García. On February 23, he managed to reach customs in San Antonio del Táchira, trying to get closer to the Simón Bolívar international bridge, with his full cbadock after Las Dantas alcabala, on the Via Rubio-San Antonio, the accompanied group on the outside intercepted by a military commission under the command of Captain Palacios Crespo, who unnecessarily tried to block their pbadage.

The others threatened are Mariela Betancourt, teacher and activist for the defense of the rights of citizens, the Frente Amplio and the party Acción Democrática; Jacson Carrillo, who was opposition candidate in the last municipal elections, leader of Copei and is a professor; Osmey Correa he is prefect of the municipality and professor of university; Francisco Gamboa, who was opposition leader, former director of the mayor's office, engineer, professor at Táchira Experimental University and municipal coordinator of Primero Justicia; Ana Velazcorecognized leader of the popular will and teacher; Hernández gray, A prominent political activist and university professor; Valentin Durán, teacher and leader of the Liberator Experimental Pedagogical University (Upel) and director of the Broad Front; Danny Carrillo, who has stood out since he's badumed the board, Joshua Córdoba, A leader of Copei, quite persistent in the demonstrations. And who do they identify in the brochure as "Resistance of Izaac"He is a leader of youth.

The Bishop of Táchira, Monseigneur Mario Moronta, responded to the threats made against the priest of his pastoral community and the pamphlets. "With astonishment and great anxiety, we received the news of some threatening leaflets. against citizens, among whom is a priest, the priest of Santa Lucia in Rubio. In these leaflets, presumably signed by the ELN, those named there are threatened with death and declared to be military targets. All this for not agreeing with the policies of the National Executive and its supporters. "

He points out that other people, linked to a political ideology, might be behind the fact. Rate as "extremely serious, painting with a cross and the initials ELN, houses where these citizens live and even the temple of Saint Lucia"

It refers to what we thought were the superseded stages of Hitler's Nazism. "The same thing happened in San Antonio del Táchira"

Consider that it speaks of "the defenseless to which we are subjected all the citizens of Venezuela and especially Táchira"He asks where are the military authorities whose main objective is peace, the defense of the citizens and the territorial sovereignty of the country.

He calls to be attentive and not to allow "we kidnapped the citizen already broke peace"Warns that the Church will not be intimidated"it will not be carried away by the fear of threats. On the contrary, he will remain on the side of all the people, especially those who suffer the most. "

He has made responsible for what happens to the people threatened in the pamphlet, to those who have the undeniable duty to defend the sovereignty, the life of the citizens and the peaceful coexistence of all Tachirenses and all Venezuelans.

He said he expected the defense minister, as well as the military authorities in the region, to tell people that they will not allow any irregular group of any type to break the peace of citizens, the safety of all and the life of each of our brothers.

And finally, it was imperative to condemn "any action against a member of the Church, priest or layman, will be understood as given to all the Church"

Rubio and the whole municipality of Junín were invaded by irregular groups. On the one hand, the National Liberation Army (ELN) has been living in the area for years. One of the most obvious public events of its presence in the municipality was on March 10, 2012, when ELN killed two officers of the Venezuelan army: at 1TTE. Jackson Ruiz Niño and S / 2. Nelson Jhoan Gómez Ortega, injured S / 1. Juan Carlos Pereira Amaya.

Following this fact, it became clear that the guerrillas were installed in the Baritalia area, with men in uniform, wearing ELN armbands and armed with rifles.

On the other hand, they made life active paramilitary groups, so-called Águilas Negras, have disappeared from the region, leaving room for two opposing groups: Los Urabeños and Los Rastrojos. These are not only intended to levy extortion costs and threaten producers, but they have also staged violent events, such as the recruitment and activation of explosives.

The situation was complicated by the creation of the wrongly named name collective, that it is in fact a group of shock in its majority integrated by young offenders of the Quiracha sector, responsible for the current mayor of the municipality Ángel Márquez, who does not skimp on the mobilization of the city escorted by heavily armed men.