Resident Venezuelans in the Dominican Republic expressed their back to the United States military operation that culminated in the capture of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroand his wife, Cilia Flores.
However, they expressed their disagreement with the freedom from other senior officials of the Chavista government, whom they consider responsible for the crisis that forced millions of citizens to leave their country.
one of them is Yolman José Figueroa Caraballowho has 11 years residing in Dominican territory.
He assured that, although he sees hope the future of Venezuela, the pain of exile is still present.
“I want to Diosdado Hair also. Maduro is not the head. It is Diosdado that they have to take. If they put Diosdado in prison, I’ll cry there,” said Figueroa, who is married to a Dominican woman and is the father of a girl.
He said that during these years he has suffered for the distance with his loved ones.
“The pain of these 11 years Nobody takes it away from me. I have cried a lot, I have suffered and even I have locked myself in alone in a room,” he said. Despite this, he was grateful for the reception received in the country.
“I’m glad with the people around me, good people and wonderful people I have met in the Dominican Republic“he stated.
About the situation of your family in Venezuela after the military operation, he indicated that they remain sheltered by fear of retaliation.
“Are locked up and worried for what may happen, because still Padrino López and Delcy Rodríguez They are still in charge,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ramon Eduardo Rengifo considered that the Maduro’s departure represents the beginning of a new stage for your country.
“This is the door towards a new venezuela: a door to the democracyto study, to work and to reunite with family,” said Rengifo, who emigrated 10 years ago in search of better opportunities.
He stated that during what he described as a dictatorship, was promoted forced exile of Venezuelans and were unfairly linked to criminal activities.
“They have associated us with drug trafficking, and that is not true. We are people of peace, worker and enthusiastic,” he said.
For its part, Samantha Maldonadowho has not returned to Venezuela in a decadesaid that the capture of Maduro returns the hope to reunite with his family.
“Thank God that fell dictator. has to pay for all the damage he did to thousands of Venezuelans,” he said.
He also thanked the Dominican Republic for having taken her in and allowing her to start a family.
“I instill in my son the love for Venezuelabut I love Dominican Republicbecause it opened the doors to all Venezuelans,” he concluded.
Celebrations in Saint Dominic
The Anacaona Avenue and the Malecón Saint Dominicin the National District, were the settings where hundreds of Venezuelans gathered to celebrate the capture of Maduroa fact that they described as the end of the “kidnapping of Venezuela.”
Through the aforementioned routes, a wide participation of the Venezuelan communitywhich included everything from girls and boys to older adults, as well as animals and buses with signs alluding to the fallen regime.
Slogans such as “We are free, at last”, “Venezuela is free at last” and “The dictator has already fallen” were chanted by the protesters, who expressed their joy after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
