María Corina Machado highlighted the support of the international community and the United States as an ally in the defense of Venezuela’s democracy
María Corina Machado said that those arrested for political reasons in Venezuela are “heroes” that cannot be called political prisoners but “war prisoners”, due to the treatment they receive from the administration of Nicolás Maduro.
This was expressed by Machado during an interview on the NTN24 afternoon program this Thursday, April 10.
“There are 903 people at this time that they have been kidnapped, separated by the force of their homes, of their families simply for having fulfilled a historical and citizen duty to defend democracy in the right to the exercise of popular sovereignty in their country … of these 903 there are 62 whose whereabouts are unknown, that is, they are forced disappearances,” he said.
He said there must be justice and repair for all the families that have been mistreated and persecuted.
Machado highlighted the support of the international community and the United States as an ally in the defense of Venezuela’s democracy.
“The theme of Venezuela is an issue that has become, to the level of public opinion, of the United States people, of all institutions, a topic that brings together because it is a national security issue … It is an unprecedented moment,” he said.
After the interview with NTN 24, Machado, in his account in X, highlighted the force of united citizenship, the commitment of the international community with a transition and fractures that, he said, intensify in the Maduro administration.
These are our certainties:
1. We have the strength of a united people determined to fight for their freedom.
2. Our international allies are committed to supporting the transition to democracy in Venezuela.
3. Within the regime, tensions and fractures intensify … pic.twitter.com/tuh17pwrgo– María Corina Machado (@mariacorinaya) April 11, 2025
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*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.
