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"My impression of Marrero's detention is that the regime fears international reaction to a possible arrest of Juan Guaidó, so they are trying to act against his team," he told a news conference, the international news agency EFE reported.
Abrams warned that there will be "consequences" against the five Venezuelan officials directly involved in the arrest of Marrero, and named the five individuals who, according to Washington, have participated in that arrest: Judge Carol Padilla and prosecutors Farid Mora Salcedo and Dinora Bustamante , as well as agents of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), Dani Contreras and Ángel Flores.
The special envoy of the USA for Venezuela, exhorted "the Group of Lima, Canada, the European Union, to react immediately against these events," because he assured that they will see more actions against the "Juan Guaidó team and the National Assembly.".
Juan Guaidó to Maduro: "What are you going to come for me?
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The president of the National Assembly (AN) and opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, ruled on the arrest of his man of trust and head of office, Roberto Marrero, arrested by officials of the state security body in the early hours of this morning. Thursday.
At a press conference, Guaidó said that with this decision of the Government, "they seek to intimidate, but they do not have the capacity to go for everyone. What will come for me? As they would say in La Guaira: Dale. The route is marked ", as a message to the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, published Globovisión.
"As they can not take prisoner to the President, as they attack their closest, as Roberto Marrero said in an audio before they took him, we continue on the road, strengthened while we stay united, mobilized," he said.
He reported that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet "is very concerned about the arrest of Roberto Marrero. They are blocking the political exit, but not the exit, they can not block their exit, nobody loves them and that's why they hide in a palace, that's why they can not go to eat a pie in a market. We have said amnesty, guarantees and country plan to move towards the exit ".
"The very clumsy regime validates the accusations we have made about persecution, raids and kidnappings. Not only there is political awkwardness but procedural because they were mistaken at home, "he said.
"Who usurps officials in Miraflores is responsible for this violation of parliamentary immunity and human rights politically have they solved any economic or social problem of Venezuelans to pursue? We know the risks that we face for the freedom of Venezuela, "added Guaidó.
He reiterated that the National Assembly will continue on tour, delivering humanitarian aid, appointing ambassadors, "we will continue to face the people of Venezuela. Here there is no fear, the agenda remains."