by Sam Faddis at AND Magazine
Nicolas Maduro is in U.S. custody in New York. The President of the United States has announced that we will be “running” Venezuela as it transitions away from its despotic regime to democracy. In an effort to assess where things stand on the ground in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, we have prepared this Sitrep (situation report) and will update it as we acquire new information.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has decreed that Delcy Rodriguez, the vice-president of Venezuela, is now the acting president of the country. In a ruling issued on Saturday, the court instructed Rodríguez to “assume and exercise, in an acting capacity, all the attributions, duties and powers inherent to the office of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” to ensure “administrative continuity and the country’s comprehensive defense.”
Rodriguez has demanded the return of Maduro. She has stated that the true objective of the American capture of Maduro is “regime change” that would allow the United States to “capture our energy, mineral, and natural resources.” She has called on the international community to condemn the U.S. action.
Following Maduro’s capture, Rodriguez convened a meeting of the National Defense Council. She then held a press conference with other key members of the Chavista regime present, including Chief Prosecutor Tarek William Saab, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, President of the Supreme Tribunal Caryslia Rodríguez, Minister of the Interior Diosdado Cabello, and Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino.
During the press conference,…
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Updated Sitrep Caracas Monday 5 Jan
by Sam Faddis at AND Magazine
This update should be read in conjunction with the update published over the weekend.
Most residents of Caracas appear to have adopted a wait-and-see attitude toward the ongoing crisis. They come out of their homes long enough to buy basic necessities and then return to their residences.
There was at least one march over the weekend in support of former President Maduro. The size is difficult to determine from published videos and photographs, but it likely included at most a few thousand people. The government clearly arranged the event, and most of the participants were apparently members of the colectivos charged with keeping the population under regime control. There are no signs of mass demonstrations in support of Maduro, as the regime press claims.
Venezuelan Communications Minister Freddy Ñáñez said during a Council of Ministers meeting that two commissions have been created by the outgoing vice president, one of which is “the high-level commission for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.” He stated that this body will be chaired by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, the Vice Minister for International Communication, Camilla Fabri, and Ñáñez himself.
The Cuban government admitted to the deaths of 32 members of Maduro’s presidential guard during the weekend operation. The Cubans also declared…
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