Venezuela far-right requested Maduro's assassination: Colombian ACSN
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The Colombian paramilitary group says Venezuela's right-wing has asked for 1,000 armed men to enter Venezuela and start a civil war.
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Members of "Los Pachenca", a Colombian paramilitary group. (Social Media)
A Colombian paramilitary group announced, in a video, that Venezuela's far-right reached out to them requesting they assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The Colombian paramilitary group said Venezuela's right wing has asked for 1,000 armed men to enter Venezuela and start a civil war.
Following this, Maduro asked the Venezuelan Attorney General to investigate the released footage, describing it as a "very dangerous video."
Gravísimo: Paramilitares confirman que extrema derecha venezolana los contactó para asesinar a Maduro, sabotear sistema eléctrico e infiltrarse en guarimbas pic.twitter.com/ru9YIZ3WMx
— LaIguanaTV (@la_iguanatv) July 5, 2024
During the Independence Day celebration on Friday, Maduro said, "Venezuela will never be a military base for any empire," and pledged to resist any efforts to change the country's government.
He declared, "I swear before you, soldiers of my country, I swear before you, people of Venezuela, that the baton of the Supreme Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, which I have carried with patriotism and courage, will remain in safe hands for the years to come, and will never fall into the hands of an oligarchy, puppets or treason. I swear that Venezuela will never be a military base for any empire in our land."
This statement comes on the eve of the presidential elections scheduled for July 28 in Venezuela. Twelve candidates are competing, backed by over 30 political parties, including the incumbent president Maduro, nominated by his ruling party for a third consecutive term.
Last March, Maduro instructed the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and intelligence and counterintelligence organizations to remain on high alert. He mentioned having information about terrorist plans aimed at destabilizing Venezuela during his television program "More with Maduro."
The Venezuelan president added, "We have to defend peace, stability, and security in Venezuela. These terrorists cannot come and try to sabotage the country, try to disrupt our economic recovery, and our democratic elections that will be held on July 28."
In the same month, Maduro disclosed that an assassination attempt had been thwarted during a large rally in central Caracas. He stated that the suspects, who confessed to belonging to the right-wing fascist Vente Venezuela party, had been apprehended.
