Venezuelan activist Carlos Julio Rojas was accused on Monday of being
“instigator”
and
“logistical operator”
of an alleged attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the prosecution announced on X.
“The public prosecutor announces the arrest today
(Monday)
of Carlos Julio Rojas, who was the subject of an arrest warrant"
accused
of "being an instigator and logistical operator of the assassination attempt against the head of state Nicolas Maduro"
, according to the text published by Attorney General Tarek William Saab.
The prosecutor's office links Carlos Julio Rojas to an alleged assassination attempt that saw the arrest of two members of Vente Venezuela, the political party of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was ineligible and unable to stand. present in the presidential election on July 28. On March 25, during his candidacy for the National Electoral Council (CNE), Nicolas Maduro denounced a plot against him, announcing the arrest of the two men. Vente Venezuela called these accusations
“unfounded”
.
“Two men in black”
Seven members of Machado's campaign team have been arrested in recent weeks and seven others, who took refuge at the Argentine embassy residence, are the subject of an arrest warrant.
“Persecution is intensifying in Venezuela. Two men in black kidnapped community activist and journalist Carlos Julio Rojas on Monday April 15 in Caracas, denounced his relatives (...) Free Carlos Julio Rojas
, protested on X the human rights NGO Provea.
One of the last public appearances of Rojas, a figure of his neighborhood association in Caracas, dates back to Easter week, when he organized the public burning of dolls representing President Maduro and opposition leader Manuel Rosales, accused of being a
“mole”
of power. A small number of police officers then tried in vain to prevent him. On Easter Sunday in Venezuela, it is traditional to burn a
“Judas”
in the neighborhoods , in reference to Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus according to the Bible. Little by little, the tradition changed and a hated person was burned. To date, there are 269
“political prisoners”
in Venezuela, according to the NGO Foro Penal.