They released a new video as proof of the life of the Venezuelan army kidnapped by the FARC: “We want to be with our families”.

The NGO Fundaredes published this Saturday a new video, recorded on May 16, 2021, of the Venezuelan army kidnapped by the tenth front of the FARC in the state of Apure. “We already want to be with our families and put the lesson learned into practice,” reads one of the men in uniform sitting in the center of his companions. In the video you can see everyone who was kidnapped by the FARC. I don’t detail what the lesson is, but it seems to be a direct message from the guerrillas to their former ally, the Maduro regime itself.

In the letter, which is addressed “to the Bolivarian people, to the national government, to the International Red Cross and to the FARC”, the soldier explains that it is a faith of life and a testimony of gratitude for the efforts made to obtain their release.

In addition, he sends a message to one of the strongest men of the dictatorship: “I also take the opportunity to ask my captain Diosdado Cabello to speed up the procedures so that this delivery is quick and rapid”, explains the kidnapped soldier. And he adds: “In the area today we can see how families are going back to their homes, to their jobs, we have the faith and the security that this will continue for a long time.”

The man in uniform makes sure everyone is healthy and well fed

Despite the fact that the men in uniform were kidnapped almost a month ago, Nicolás Maduro’s regime kept him silent until last Saturday, when Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López appeared on public television VTV to read a statement in which I recognized the fact.

Clashes in the border state with Colombia, in which an unknown number of members of both sides died, began on March 21 and continue two months later. According to a statement received by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Venezuelan soldiers were captured by FARC dissidents on April 23.

The Venezuelan armed forces, which remain opaque about the progress of the fighting, assure that they will work with the ICRC for their release. But the opposition led by Juan Guaidó demands concrete actions to obtain his freedom and has held the minister responsible Godfather Lopez, of removal. “Mr. Padrino, you are not a civilian claiming the state. You are directly responsible for the kidnapping of Venezuelan soldiers by FARC dissidents“Said the former deputy Delsa Solorzano in a letter posted on their social networks.

The opposition woman responded to a Godfather post in which demands the release of the military, with a military photo accompanied by the label #LiberenALosPatriotas, arrested in the context of fighting in the border state of Apure between the Venezuelan armed forces and members of irregular groups.

Solórzano accused Padrino López and the military leaders “who serves the dictatorship of Maduro“of”abandon the Venezuelan soldiers kidnapped by the guerrillas in Apure“.

Nicolás Maduro’s “alliance” with guerrilla groups will be punished as a “crime against humanity”

During the week, the opposition assured that Nicolás Maduro’s “alliance” with guerrilla groups would be punished as a “crime against humanity”. Through a message on Twitter, the opponent and former MP Juan Pablo Guanipa stated that the death – not yet confirmed by the authorities – of FARC dissident Jesús Santrich “in Venezuelan territory it is the demonstration that the guerrillas operated at ease on our border”With Colombia.

“Nicolás Maduro’s alliance with the guerrillas will be punished as a crime against humanity which does not prescribe,” he noted.

The Venezuelan opposition has repeatedly stated that Maduro’s regime is an ally of FARC dissident Iván Márquez, which, according to complaints from Colombia and NGOs, has been on Venezuelan territory for months.

Maduro himself said in 2019 that he and Jesús Santrich, who passed away a few days ago, were welcome in Venezuela.

Opposition complaints about Maduro’s “alliance” with these two guerrillas have increased in recent weeks., after March 21, armed conflict between the armed forces and another FARC dissident group which would be dominated by “Gentle Duarte“.

According to the opposition, the armed forces are fighting this group under the orders of Maduro and his allies Marquez and Santrich.

Tuesday, one of the FARC dissidents confirmed Santrich’s death during alleged events on the Venezuelan side of the Serranía del Perijá, an event that neither the Colombian nor Venezuelan governments have reaffirmed.

According to the NGO Fundaredes, the only source that gives an overview of what is currently happening in the border area, the conflict that began in the border state of Apure with Colombia, has spread to Zulia and Amazonas, also bordering.

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