Venezuelan Public Forces Were Not Involved in Deaths in Post-Election Incidents: Saab
Incidents triggered by the Venezuelan far-right between July 29 and 30, 2024. Photo: X/ @Mariategui_
August 22, 2024 Hour: 11:18 am
The Attorney General attributed 100 percent of the fatalities to criminal groups linked to the far-right opposition coalition PUD.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Tarek William Saab confirmed that Venezuelan security forces were not involved in any of the 25 deaths recorded during the wave of post-election violence unleashed by the far-right opposition.
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He mentioned that 70 percent of the deaths occurred on July 29, between 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM. On that day, 17 people were killed, while the remaining eight deaths occurred later. Saab attributed 100 percent of the fatalities to criminal groups linked to the opposition coalition Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD).
During a meeting with diplomats accredited in Venezuela, he emphasized that none of the 25 murders were carried out by civilian, military, or police personnel, as not a single complaint has been filed with the Attorney General’s Office against State security forces.
Authorities also reported two people who died as a result of accidents caused by roadblocks set up by armed and masked men. The Attorney General’s Office counted 190 injured in the protests, approximately 100 of whom are members of police and military forces.
After the presidential elections held on July 28, the far-right Democratic Unitary Platform rejected the official results presented by the National Electoral Council, which determined that President Nicolás Maduro had been re-elected.
In the following hours, groups of far-right activists known as “Small Commandos” led violent actions in the capital city of Caracas and other locations, resulting in over 2,400 arrests, according to data from the Attorney General’s Office.
Between July 29 and 30, far-right small commandos attacked 11 metro facilities, 28 buses, 27 patrol cars, 10 police stations, 27 monuments and statues, 57 educational institutions, 10 CNE facilities, and 10 local headquarters of the Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela.
On Wednesday, Saab also announced that his office had opened an investigation against the hacker known as ASTRA, who claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on the Venezuelan electoral system.
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