Venezuelan resistance chief Edmundo Gonzalez on Wednesday said he was compelled to authorize a letter approving a judgment from the nation’s main courtroom which recognized President Nicolas Maduro’s success within the July political election.
Gonzales, who’s presently in expatriation in Spain, said Maduro’s allies confirmed up when he went to the Spanish consular workplace in Caracas.
“They showed up with a document that I would have to sign to allow my departure from the country,” Gonzalez said.
“In other words, either I signed or I would face consequences. There were very tense hours of coercion, blackmail and pressure.”
Caracas counters
Gonzales said Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and her brother Jorge Rodriguez, head of state of the National Assembly, had been those that compelled him to authorize the letter.
However, hours afterward, Rodriguez shot down these insurance coverage claims in a telecasted handle through which he branded the approved file.
“If you don’t deny that in 24 hours, I’m going to release the audio, it’s up to you, Mr. Gonzalez,” Rodriguez said, describing the convention.
Venezuela’s political election nonetheless contested
The United States has truly recognized Gonzales because the victor of the political election.
Meanwhile, Spain and varied different members of the European Union have truly contradicted Maduro because the victor.
Observers have truly contacted the Venezuelan federal authorities to launch the poll tally sheets utterly.
Earlier immediately, a United Nations document said that Maduro’s federal authorities improve suppression to squash tranquil objections and protect energy within the after-effects of the contested poll.
zc/jsi (AP, AFP, Reuters)
