The Cuban democracy activist, Rosa María Payá, denounced this Wednesday that Nicolás Maduro is exercising state terrorism to consolidate himself in the presidency of Venezuela after committing fraud in the elections.
Payá stated on the social network X that Maduro wants to consolidate his coup: "And just like the Castros do, he is using the law, institutions, judges, and law enforcement to exercise state terrorism."
"She warned that they pursue opponents with invented charges," said the Cuban activist.
Payá considered that Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello, like the Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel, publicly threaten and call for violence against the protesters.
Similarly to the tactics used by the political police in Cuba, authorities in Venezuela are using videos posted on social media during protests to identify and abduct protesters in their homes, the activist noted.
“They are canceling the passports of activists and protesters,” denounced Payá, emphasizing that this is another common practice of the Cuban dictatorship.
It is time for all governments in America to recognize the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people, Payá stated, noting that the governments of Cuba, Iran, Russia, and China support Maduro's coup.
"We, the Cubans, who deal with the mother of all dictatorships, also want to decide our future. We will fight for change in Cuba for the good of the entire region," he stated.
The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, expressed his firm refusal on Wednesday to accept the results of the elections in Venezuela, citing suspicions of electoral fraud and violations of human rights.
"I have no doubt that the Maduro regime has tried to commit electoral fraud. If that were not the case, they would have shown the famous records," declared Boric.
The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, stated that his government does not recognize Nicolás Maduro as the elected president, while questioning the transparency of the results presented by the National Electoral Council of that South American country.
During a press conference on Monday, Arévalo expressed that the results of the presidential elections on July 28 in Venezuela do not meet the "minimum criteria for transparency required by a modern democracy."
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Foro Penal has stated that there are detainees in Venezuela due to protests against Nicolás Maduro's declaration as re-elected president of Venezuela, totaling 1,102 people, including 100 adolescents and five indigenous individuals.
This NGO, which leads the defense of political prisoners in the South American country, indicates that the detentions are distributed across almost all regions of the country as a demonstration of the repression exercised by the government following suspicions of electoral fraud, and were confirmed from July 29 to August 6, 2024.
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