The standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition in Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutiasaid this Sunday that his departure from Venezuela, heading to Spain Following an application for asylum and the granting of safe conduct by the Government of Nicolas Maduro“was surrounded by episodes of pressure, coercion and threats.”
“My departure from Caracas was surrounded by episodes, pressures, coercion and threats of not allowing my departure”he said through a WhatsApp audio that his coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), released to the media.
In the message, González Urrutia added that will continue “the fight to achieve freedom and the restoration of democracy in Venezuela”while expressing his “gratitude” for “the expressions of solidarity” after his departure from the country.
The anti-Chavez activist’s statement is shared by his main supporter, the opposition leader Maria Corina Machadowho said today that She will continue fighting from Venezuela while the PUD standard-bearer will do so “from outside”.
“Let this be very clear to everyone: Edmundo will fight from outside alongside our diaspora and I will continue to do so here, alongside you.”Machado said through X.
State Terrorism
For its part, the PUD stated that the asylum given to its leader “confirms the serious situation of state terrorism” to which – it maintained – those who “defend the popular will” would be “subjected.”
The anti-Chavez activist requested asylum, considering that he was suffering political and judicial persecution in Venezuela after the presidential elections of July 28, whose official victory was awarded by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to Nicolás Maduro, a result later validated by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ).
However, the opposition insists that the winner was González Urrutia, a claim that it supported with the “83.5%” of the electoral records that it claims to have collected from witnesses and members of the polling station on voting day, which – it said – give the anti-Chavez candidate the victory by a wide margin.
As a result of this publication and the fraud complaint, González Urrutia was accused of the “alleged commission” of “usurpation of functions” and “forgery of public documents”, among other crimes, for which he was summoned on three occasions by the Prosecutor’s Office.
Prison
When he did not appear, a court issued an arrest warrant against the opponent, who was kept in custody, For more than a month and until last September 5, he was in the Dutch Embassy, from where he moved to the Spanish Embassy.where he remained until this Saturday, when he left Venezuela.
The government announced on Saturday that it had granted the opposition leader safe conduct “for the sake of political peace and tranquility.” EFE
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