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In Venezuela, access to the Parliament was again blocked by soldiers this Wednesday, January 15 when the opponent Juan Guaido was to hold a session there.
Once again, Juan Guaido ran into a wall. While the opponent to Nicolas Maduro was to hold a session in Parliament, the whole area of the legislative palace was cordoned off by the army. But on Wednesday, there were also biker groups identified as "colectivos", groups of armed civilians close to the government.
From the seat of an opposition party, MP Carlos Prosperi announced that the meeting would take place no matter what. “ If they deny us access, as they have already done, we will hold the meeting in a location other than the Legislative Building. Because the National Assembly is not represented by a place, but by more than 100 deputies. But first, we will see the militarization of Parliament, "announced Carlos Prosperi.
About ten deputies rushed towards the Assembly followed by a myriad of journalists. But barely arrived in the Parliament district, the procession was taken by storm by civilians, tells our correspondent in Caracas, Benjamin Delille . Stones were thrown at them, some were attacked, others even said they heard gunshots. Back in square one, the car from which MP Renzo Prieto left had the windows broken or marked with impact. " They fired, they tried to open the vehicles we were in, but thanks to our drivers we were able to get out of there, " he said.
#URGENT || At the moment our disappearances are afueras del Palacio Federal Legislativo de nuestra Asamblea Nacional.
Renzo Prieto (@RenzoPrietoVzla) January 15, 2020" An attack "
" It is an attack fomented by the dictatorship, " was indignant Juan Guaido , who has been trying, without success, to oust the socialist president for a year. " There is a bullet impact on the driver's window of my vehicle, " he added.
On the strength of his re-election on Sunday 5 January at the head of the unicameral Parliament, the only institution controlled by the opposition, the opponent intended to chair a parliamentary session devoted to Teachers' Day. Deprived of a hemicycle, the hundred or so deputies who still support Juan Guaido had no choice but to improvise another, in the suburbs of Caracas, in El Hatillo. The parliamentary session was held at midday.
Hay un atentado claro, no solo a los diputados, a los maestros ya los venezolanos que quieren vivir mejor.
El Parlamento son sus diputados. Vamos a seguir en funciones e insistiremos en usar el Palacio, como nos corresponde, y continuar en agenda con nuestra gente. pic.twitter.com/nLiN13r2U9