President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroruled out possible negotiations with the opposition leader Maria Corina Machadowhom he asked to be extradited to the authorities for being a “fugitive from justice” and claims to have “showed his face” by appealing to the Supreme Court (TSJ) this Friday.
«The only one who has to negotiate with Machado in this country is the attorney general.“Maduro said this just days after the Justice Department launched an investigation into alleged incitement to rebellion against Machado and former presidential candidate Edmundo González for calling on the military and police to stand “on the side of the people.”
Maduro appeared in public after visiting TSJ, which called all the candidates to the June 28 elections after a crisis over disagreements over the official results, which showed the incumbent president defeating Gonzalez.
The opposition questioned these results and presented their own reports, but Maduro confirmed that the expert opinion on these documents is “at the highest level” shows that 83% of the information is “false”. Both the main opposition leaders and the majority of the international community are asking for the dissemination of the protocol on the basis of which the National Electoral Council (CNE) declares the Chavista leader the winner.
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Maduro noted that he wanted to “show his face,” in contrast to what González did, who skipped the meeting last Wednesday, saying that if he went he would be putting himself in a situation of “vulnerability.” at the risk of even one’s freedom.
“Only one candidate refused to show his face and submit to justice,” the president denounced, accusing his rival of “leaving his voters alone” and non-compliance with the law for failure to comply with “mandatory” conscription. He accused him of “hiding,” “ordering people to kill,” and “calling for a coup d’etat.”
However, he questioned whether González acted on his own decision, since he allegedly did intend to go to the TSJ headquarters and, according to Maduro, eventually retreated due to a “last minute” call from his ally Machado.
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«This man, unfortunately, is a puppet, a puppet of fascism.“He cannot make his own decisions,” Maduro said, calling it “scandalous” that the opposition had not presented any documents to Venezuela’s top court to try to prove claims of “fraud.”
Maduro rejects any hint of dialogue with Machado but this raised another “political dialogue” to which he announced that he would invite 38 parties registered with the CNE. (Europe Press)