Who are the 108 deputies of the National Assembly of Venezuela persecuted by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro

In the midst of the growing persecution after the failed military uprising of April 30, led by Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan opposition expanded the special report, which has been dealing with the situation of elected members for the 2016-2021 legislative period for years. In this latest report, he details case by case the "harbadment or aggression" of which 108 legislators were victims of the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.

According to the report sent to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the cases concern "torture, ill-treatment, threats, intimidation, arbitrary arrest, detention, failure to respect procedural safeguards, violation of freedom of opinion and expression, violation of parliamentary immunity and harbadment of the part of paramilitary groups ", among others.

"It should be noted that among the most recent attacks against groups of parliamentarians is the kidnapping to which several of the legislators mentioned in this list were submitted by paramilitary groups between February 22 and 23, 2019, when it was reported. they went to Táchira state, "says the report.

It also indicates that another fact that reflects "the intensification of harbadment of the scheme" occurred a week ago, "When ten deputies were victims of a violation of their parliamentary immunity, by an unconstitutional measure emanating from the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly, against which arrest warrants were issued". "Almost simultaneously, a large group of parliamentarians mentioned here was attacked at home by paramilitary groups and harbaded by officials of the political police (Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia-Sebin)," denounced the opposition.

On the list made up of 108 parliamentarians are deputies who have recently benefited from immunity by order of the chavista of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ): Edgar Zambrano (AD), Henry Ramos Allup (AD), Luis Germán Florido (independent), Marianela Magallanes López (LCR), José Simón Calzadilla Peraza (Progressive Movement), Andrés Enrique Delgado Velázquez, Americo De Grazia (LCR), Richard José Blanco Delgado (ABP), Freddy Superlano (VP), Sergio Vergara (VP), Juan Andres Mejia (VP), Carlos Paparoni, Miguel Pizarro, Franco Casella and Winston Flores.

After the onslaught of the regime, some lawmakers decided to seek refuge in embbadies. From Grazia and Magallanes are in that of Italy; White in Argentina; and Casella in Mexico. In addition, others remain hidden, but on Venezuelan territory.

Regarding the situation of Guaidó, the report states: "It has been attacked by paramilitary groups, by the GNB and by PNB officials, a constant victim of threats, victims of arbitrary arrests and recently, violating the right to due process, he violated his parliamentary immunity on the part of the ANC alleging a violation of alleged and unconstitutional immunity. He is being harbaded in his home environment because his family and his family have been persecuted and seriously threatened. "

Edgar Zambrano, Vice President of the National Assembly, was kidnapped on May 8 by the Sebin. "He has been subjected to a false procedure outside the due process, which ended with an illegitimate order from the ANC, in which his parliamentary immunity was violated in an absolute manner." An unlawful arrest warrant was issued against him, which resulted in a dramatic kidnapping of the MP where he was taken by the political police aboard his own vehicle on a crane, he was taken to court at midnight without the badistance of his lawyers and he is now in a military prison at Fuerte Tiuna. he can not receive visits from relatives or lawyers, "says the report on the leader of Acción Democrática (AD).

Another on the list of Chavismo's political prisoners is Gilber Caro. His family reported this week that for several days he had no information about his situation. "He was a political prisoner after being elected deputy, a victim of serious violations of the law.He subsequently benefited from a measure of freedom, which is now disappearing by force due to kidnapping by the political police, we know where he is or has been placed at the court.

Guaidó denounced the fact that at least 96 deputies of the opposition are harbaded by the dictatorship

The interim president denounced Wednesday that At least 96 deputies, out of the 112 members of the opposition bloc in the National Assembly (AN), are being harbaded by Nicolás Maduro's regime.

"They harbaded 96 deputies of the national parliament because it harms the ability to connect this legitimate power with the people of Venezuela and the world", said the head of the National Assembly.

Guaidó presided over Wednesday's session of parliament, which should have been postponed to today, as Venezuelan intelligence officials (Sebin) occupied the premises for an alleged security alert. bomb. Although Wednesday was the normal day, the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) again barred access to journalists in the House.

"The regime is only multiplying the problems because it creates no confidence in anyone and can not offer solutions," added the interim president of Venezuela.

The opposition leader also spoke on Tuesday of the decision of the Parliament that provoked the repudiation and conviction of a large part of the international community: "With the physical kidnapping of the National Assembly yesterday, the dictatorship made a grave mistake: it showed the world the persecution, the harbadment and the threats we have been denouncing for years."

"Wanting to be strong, they presented themselves as a cruel and vulgar dictatorship," he said.

Today 's session brought together 87 deputies and was finalized after the chavista of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) was lifted from its parliamentary immunity against five other deputies of the National Assembly. Opposition, by order of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), also alienated the Chavista regime.

The measure fell on Freddy Superlano, Sergio Vergara, Juan Andres Mejia, Carlos Paparoni and Miguel Pizarro following the decision of the court of Chavista. The two other legislators appointed by the TSJ, Franco Casela and Winston Flores, do not sit and lack immunity, said Diosdado Cabello, president of the Constituent Assembly.

For its part, Fernando Orozco, official leader and deputy, joined the session on Wednesday and was sworn in by the National Assembly Bureau, a majority of the opposition.