A collaborator of María Corina Machado, a prominent opposition figure in Venezuela, was detained by the military during a live broadcast on Tuesday. María Oropeza, coordinator of Machado’s campaign command, recorded the moment when agents of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate (DGCIM) forced entry into her residence.
“They are entering my house arbitrarily, there is no search warrant,” Oropeza declared during the broadcast, which was abruptly interrupted.
The incident occurred hours after Oropeza criticized “Operation Tun Tun,” a DGCIM initiative that calls for reports of physical or virtual “hate” in response to protests sparked by the controversial reelection of Nicolás Maduro.
The campaign is demanding detailed information from complainants, including evidence of the alleged assault.
The Human Rights Committee of the Vente Venezuela Party, coordinated by Machado, denounced the arrest and warned the international community about the risk to Oropeza’s physical integrity.
Machado herself described the detainee as a “brave, intelligent and generous” young woman, and called for her immediate release.
Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), linked Oropeza’s detention to other accusations of crimes against humanity attributed to the Maduro regime, noting that more than 1,000 people have been detained in political persecution since the July 28 election. Almagro called the repression “irrational” and urgently needed to be stopped.
Protests and arrests continue to mark a period of intense political instability in Venezuela, with the opposition and the regime disputing the legitimacy and transparency of the electoral process.
With information from Folha
Source: https://www.ocafezinho.com/2024/08/07/opositora-de-maduro-teve-casa-arrombada-e-foi-presa-pelas-forcas-do-regime/
