Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on oppositionThe Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing criticism of the crackdown that followed last week’s disputed election.Maduro says more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the 28 July vote while human rights groups say at least 22 people have been killed. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/05/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-election-crackdown
Author : Tom Phillips in Caracas
Publish date : 2024-08-05 00:29:46
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