The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saabannounced on Monday that 14 arrest warrants had been issued against civilians and former military personnel for their alleged involvement in conspiracies against ruler Nicolás Maduro, Portal reported.
Saab said he asked a court on January 19 to issue arrest warrants for those involved in the conspiracies.
“The five conspiracies uncovered, the five conspiracies that I wanted to describe as a conspiracy that continued from May to today, are all, as I explained, being prosecuted in order to finally obtain a final final verdict with the maximum penalty,” Portal quoted as saying Saab.
He added that about 32 people, including military and civilians, had already been arrested due to the conspiracies that have taken place since last year, without giving further details.
According to a statement from Venezuela's Ministry of State cited by AFP, those arrested were involved in the five attacks alleged “conspiracies” to assassinate Maduro with the support of the United States.
In a statement to the press: Saab assured that “all those detained have been convicted and confessed and revealed information about the plans against the majority of the Venezuelan people.” and democratic society.
“There will be no legal considerations against these issues,” he added.
The public prosecutor's office named the alleged last conspiracy from the end of 2023 Arrest warrants against human rights activist Tamara Sujú and journalist Sebastiana Barráez.
Sujú and Barráez live abroad. On social networks, Sujú said that “the prosecutor continues to criminalize the work of lawyers and human rights defenders.”
In his annual message to the National Assembly on January 15th Nicolás Maduro assured that conspiracies were uncovered between May and December against him and his officials.
According to Maduro, the plots aimed to assassinate him and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement that members of the Bundeswehr were also involved in the alleged conspiracy activities, but did not give the number.
“We will have zero tolerance for unscrupulous traitors, which is why we have asked our Commander-in-Chief for his immediate approval Demotion and expulsion from the FANB (Bolivarian National Armed Forces)”Padrino explained.
Maduro, seen as Chavismo's natural candidate for the 2024 presidential election, frequently denounces plans to overthrow him. The Venezuelan opposition, the USA and Colombian drug traffickers are always responsible