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President of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurosaid Wednesday that people involved in violent actions during anti-government protests that have led to more than two dozen deaths and hundreds of arrests were “Internship” in the USA, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

“These were not Venezuelan youth. They were a group of criminals, 80 percent of whom were recruited and trained in camps in Texas, Colombia, Peru and Chile,” he said, referring to the “comanditos,” the opposition electoral units that “led the destruction of schools, hospitals and They threatened the socialist youth“, – the presidential press release says.

Maduro blamed the former opposition presidential candidate for this. Edmundo Gonzalez, whom he called a “war criminal” and accused him of giving “coup against the authorities because he does not recognize them,” and the opposition leader, Maria Corina Machadoviolent acts recorded since the election day on July 28.

“The far right, war criminal Edmundo González Urrutia, captured a commando with the wild demon Machado (…) We saw hired, trained young men operating, burning and killing.“, he assured. “I said it 20 times, and they did not refuse me. Because they know that when they refuse me, I will show them the evidence,” he added.

He also said that they ordered young people to “burn” hospitals, schools, knock down statues of Bolivar and Hugo Chavez, attack neighbors, members of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (UPVV) and socialist youth. “Some (young people) They filled them with fear. And hatred. And fascism.”– he said.

For his part, Machado, who the day before had called on the Armed Forces to be “on the side of the people” after the elections, even though they had reaffirmed their “absolute loyalty” to the president, said that “this is the moment when the world begins to understand this Maduro is becoming increasingly isolatedand “he is left with a circle of mainly senior military leadership, of which there are few.”

“Everyone knows that the Supreme Court (TSJ) is simply the executive organ of the regime, as well as a repressive organ; and Today we see how they also intend to usurp the powers of the National Electoral Council. (CNE). This makes no sense. The one who must immediately produce results and proclaim Edmundo González as president-elect is the CNE,” he said in an interview with the media compiled by the website Effect Cocuyo.