Venezuelan Military National Guards Withdraw from Scores of Protestors Against Regime
An image of two soldiers staring down at a little girl in the streets of San Cristóbal, Táchira, which has garnered over 114,000 views
The colors yellow, blue, and red with the lining of the stars on the flag, can be seen cascading the streets of Venezuela, as scores of protestors chant the national anthem “Gloria al Bravo Pueblo” or “Glory to the Brave People,” a day prior to the transfer of presidential power set to take place at the nation’s capital.
‘We are millions demanding the same thing: that Maduro leaves and accepts that we defeated him!” said one post on X, as crowds marched on the streets of the city of Chacao, a city located northwest of the state of Miranda.
Venezuelan protestors chant the national anthem in the streets of Caracas, the capital of the nation video obtained via X
In recent days, the regime has deployed the use of policemen and armed security officers on the ground, including the activation of the so-called "Bolivarian Militia", a component attached to the Armed Forces, were handed Russian assault rifles on Tuesday, January 7, as previously reported.
Other additional security forces have been linked to the pro-regime group known as “collectivos” in a way of suppressing crowds against Maduro’s shameless entourage of supporters.
In a video circulating on the social media platform, members of the Bolivarian National Guard can be seen withdrawing from the mass crowd of protestors in San Cristóbal, Táchira—a military plot twist, seemingly dissolving the regime’s instructions of a military crackdown against dissenters.
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“At this time, in ALL of Venezuela, people are finding themselves in the streets…there are more and more of us!!! So much so that in places where security forces had taken the announced meeting points, when people began to arrive, they withdrew,” posted opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.“GLORY TO THE BRAVE PEOPLE!” over 300,000 accounts have seen the post.
“The Venezuelan State must guarantee the constitutional right to peaceful protest, freedom of expression and free association,” read another post on X.
Video footage of civilians marching in the streets of Chacao, a city located northwest of the state of Miranda Video obtained by a family of political prisoner
Machado has been the spotlight of the grassroots-led democratic movement in Venezuela, adding that the fall of Assad’s regime in Syria is a tale of the downfall from both military and judicial support of the regime.
“Liberty, liberty, liberty!” echoed within the crowds of civilians in Caracas, the nation’s capital.
The Nation Assembly is expected to swear in Nicolas Maduro on Friday, adding another six-year presidential cycle to his term. The Venezuelan constitution has been altered 27 times throughout the nation’s 200-year history—the U.S. constitution has also been amended the same amount of times.
“With the president of Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, at the national palace,” posted opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez on X.
He added that information as to the whereabouts of his son-in-law Rafael Tudares, who was kidnapped by hooded men believed to be affiliated with the regime has not been found, as previously reported.
Maduro’s feared interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, warned the 75-year-old he would be arrested if he tried. “Come! We’re waiting for you!” he directed to González on Monday.
“The murderous dictatorships of Maduro and Chavez killed Venezuela’s oil industry decades ago. They’ve killed the Venezuelan economy with socialist policies, and they’ve taken freedom and democracy away from their people,” said Senator Rick Scott of Florida on X.
He has also stated that a reintroduction of the “STOP MADURO” Act an attempt to arrest Maduro for $100 million.
The state of political prisoners involved in military-related operations such as Operation Gideon (2020) and Drone Strike (2018), who were transported last year from El Dorado to Yare III, as previously reported, have not been released according to internal sources familiar with the matter.
What will determine the release of all the political prisoners currently being detained and subjected to inhumane practices of torture?
Around 1,794 political prisoners are still being held in Venezuelan prison cells, with 162 members being affiliated with the military, according to the latest figures provided by Foro Penal, a watchdog organization.
An image of two soldiers staring down at a little girl in the streets of San Cristóbal, Táchira, which has garnered over 114,000 views can be seen posted on Machado’s social media account on X. “Faith and more faith in Venezuela,” said the caption of the post with the young girl, dressed in the yellow, blue and red colors of the Venezuela.