AREQUIPA, Peru – The non-governmental organization Criminal Forum announced on Tuesday that the number of deaths in Venezuela has now risen to six as a result of popular protests in response to the electoral fraud of the Chavista regime.
The NGO also verified some 132 arrests since July 29, the date on which the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE), controlled by Chavez, accredited the presidential election to dictator Nicolás Maduro.
After the protests broke out, Foro Penal reported the first death in the state of Yaracuy (northwest), and then the National Hospital Survey, a network that monitors the hospital crisis, reported another three deaths and 44 wounded, most by firearms. The Ministry of Defense reported that 23 military personnel were also wounded.
This Tuesday, the Minister of Defense in Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino López, offered statements this Tuesday in defense of the regime Chavista, claiming that the country was in the midst of a supposed “coup d’état plotted by the right,” in reference to the opposition.
Meanwhile, the situation in Venezuela remains tense and the protests are expected to continue for several days.
Following international rejection of the fraud, the Chavista government advertisement On Monday, Venezuela announced the expulsion of diplomatic representations from seven Latin American countries that do not recognize the reelection of Nicolás Maduro as president. The decision also includes the withdrawal of all Venezuelan diplomatic personnel from these nations.
In an official statement, the Venezuelan Executive demanded Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panamathe Dominican Republic and Uruguay “the immediate withdrawal of their representatives in Venezuelan territory” in rejection of what he described as “interventionist actions and statements” regarding the elections of July 28.
On the other hand, the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO) of the Secretariat for the Strengthening of Democracy (SFD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded this Tuesday that “the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela cannot be recognized” Nicolas Maduro is proclaimed the winner in the elections held last Sunday.
In a compelling reportthe OAS recalls that more than six hours after the closing of the voting, last Sunday, July 28, the CNE announced that it had processed 80% of the voting tables and declared the official candidate the winner, Nicolas Madurowithout providing specific details of the tables processed or publishing the minutes.
The multinational organization also states that the figures published by the CNE presented “arithmetic errors” and that these irregularities were part of “a coordinated strategy to undermine the integrity of the electoral process.”
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