María Corina Machado said that international and domestic pressure is “cornering” Nicolás Maduro and his officials, and linked this with the increase in repression in the country. “It feels like a caged animal,” he said
The opposition leader María Corina Machado responded on Thursday to the warning made by the Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, who threatened to “squeeze it” if the United States decides an action against the mature administration in Venezuelan territory.
«All (in Venezuela) we are in danger. There are more than 800 political prisoners under inhuman, tortured and hurt conditions. But Maduro is wrong if he thinks this will stop us, ”said Machado in An interview For the American Fox News chain.
The opponent described him as “the greatest threat to the national security of the United States” and a danger to the stability of the region, so he again thanked the deployment that President Donald Trump activated in the Caribbean waters.
He reiterated the signs towards Maduro for making the country an “epicenter” of a “narco -terrorist corporation”, with links with illegal activities. “It’s about saving lives, not only Venezuelan, but also those of the American people.”
He said that international and domestic pressure is “cornering” Maduro and his officials, and linked this to increase repression in the country. “He feels like an animal caged,” he said.
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He also said that Maduro is beginning to understand that “the time of impunity is over” and must accept the will of the Venezuelan people who, he insisted, voted mostly against him in the elections of July 28, 2024.
“It’s time for Maduro to leave,” said María Corina Machado.
On the other hand, he said that the opposition is prepared to take an orderly transition, guarantee security and transform Venezuela into “the strongest ally in the United States in the region” into security, energy and trade issues.
“We know exactly what to do in the first 100 hours, the first 100 days, to take care of the territory and institutions, and prioritize people,” he said.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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