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In a video, former head of the Venezuelan intelligence service Cristopher Figuera said that he had sacrificed everything as part of a "frontal fight against corruption" on Thursday for the first time since the Failure of the military mobilization against Nicolás Maduro, in which he is involved.
"People of Venezuela, I have sacrificed everything (…) Those who know me know my frontal fight against corruption and against injustices", said Figuera in the video of a minute and a half broadcast by the channel on social networks NTN24.
"Enough to accuse the world of the misfortunes of our country and continue to demand more sacrifices from our people, while some leaders have made their fortune and brought it to other nations", he added in an unidentified place, standing and with Venezuelan folk music in the background.
Since the maneuver led by Guaidó, recognized as president in charge of more than 50 countries, versions of support from Figuera, but the first confirmation arrived Tuesday from Washington.
There, the US Vice President, Mike Pence announced that his country was lifting the sanctions against Figuera as a reward for his support for the Libertad operationWashington hopes to be an example for other high hierarchies of socialist government.
In the video, Figuera badures that he asked President Donald Trump to "lift the sanctions" against Venezuela, and he "responded that he would, but when there would be another administration "in Caracas" because the current would continue to steal our resources and to prosecute the government suffering of our society "
"I am sure that we deserve a better country and that we must all work for the reconstruction and the redevelopment of the state", the former public servant continued.
After the mobilization Operation Freedom, a group of 25 rebel soldiers sought asylum at the Brazilian embbady and the opponent Leopoldo Lopez, released by them from his house arrest, took refuge with the Spanish ambbadador .
In addition, the Supreme Court of Justice has accused of treason against the homeland and conspiracy ten deputies of the National Assembly, the only body in the hands of the opposition, for their support for the rebellion.
One of them, Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the Legislative Assembly, was arrested and three other members of Congress took refuge in diplomatic offices in Caracas.
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