after the blatant fraud in his reelection effort
Venezuelans may never get a chance to see the falsified copies of the vote tally sheets if they are actually in the hands of the Supreme Court.
By Circles Robinson
HAVANA TIMES – Venezuelan military leaders and the defense minister reacted violently Tuesday to a call from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and candidate Edmundo Gonzalez to stop repressing citizens protesting the documented theft of the July 28th election. So far over a thousand protestors have been arrested and the death toll is at least 11. As is routine for years in Venezuela, due process for those detained and their right to a defense are out the window.
The idea of those most benefitting economically from the Maduro regime reacting in unison to the call to the rank-and-file troops to disobey orders was to be expected. They pledged blind loyalty to Maduro as their supreme leader, approving his reelection for the 2025-2031 period even though the vote tally sheets published by the opposition show he lost by a wide margin of 67 to 30%.
Maduro’s chief prosecutor, Tarek William Saab, had chimed in the day before accusing Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez of serious crimes for opposing the fraudulent figures presente
