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The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated on Friday that Venezuela can finance its own reconstruction and economic recovery.
During a remote interview at the Hay Festival in Cartagena de Indias, in northern Colombia, Machado stated that “we can finance and take on the costs involved in a reconstruction.”
“What will lead to the liberation of Venezuela is decisive action with the enforcement of the law, which includes a fundamental requirement: cutting off the flows of illegal criminal funds,” he added.
According to Machado, “many of the Venezuelans who have been educated around the world will bring that renewed energy to transform the country.”
"People feel that we are already reaching freedom," he said.
Machado described chavismo as "27 years of a brutal process of persecution and repression," where "the regime's repressive apparatus is brutal and has responded to the interests of multiple criminal forces."
“I hope that the more than 700 prisoners who are still in torture centers will soon be with their families,” said following the recent announcement of amnesty made by interim president Delcy Rodríguez.
Regarding the capture of Maduro, which he called a "milestone" and a "turning point in the history of Venezuela," he mentioned that "we are still processing the implications of what happened."
He also defended that "the only country that has risked the lives of its citizens for the freedom of Venezuela is the United States."
On the same Friday, shortly before Machado's appearance, Rodríguez announced a general amnesty for political prisoners in Venezuela and promised to close El Helicoide, a symbol of Chavista repression, although without specifying timelines or concrete mechanisms to ensure full freedoms.
The announcement was made during an event at the Supreme Court of Justice, closed to the press, where Rodríguez stated that he would present a general amnesty law to the National Assembly "to promote coexistence in Venezuela," a decision that, he said, was previously discussed with Nicolás Maduro.
The measure could benefit hundreds of political prisoners who are still incarcerated, a month after the gradual releases began following Maduro's capture on January 3, noted the Spanish newspaper El País.
While chavismo claims to have freed more than 600 people, human rights organizations estimate that the releases number around 302, many of them under strict precautionary measures.
Rodríguez also surprised many by announcing that El Helicoide, regarded as the main center for detention and torture of the regime, will be transformed into a space for social and sports services for the community.
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