Chilean President reveals that team detained in Venezuela was released and takes jab at Maduro: ‘It only shows fear’

The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced that a team of journalists from the southern country who had been detained when they arrived in Venezuela to cover the elections had been released and are in Colombia. Boric also continued to mark distance with President Nicolás Madureither.

“I can confirm that the TVN team that had been detained in Venezuela is now safe and sound in Colombia. We are in contact with the relevant authorities to facilitate their return home,” the Chilean president posted on his social media account X.

He then said: “Those who prohibit serious and professional media from reporting on reality only demonstrate fear.“We will continue to strive for transparency and respect for the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people.”

It should be remembered that after the presidential elections in Venezuela, President Boric has requested a impartial verification of voting since there is a possibility that fraud has occurred and that the winner of the elections is the opposition candidate Edmundo González.

“I just spoke with Colombian President Gustavo Petro about the tense situation we are experiencing at a regional level due to the uncertainty that exists in Venezuela. We agree that it is essential that the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people be fully respected and that the results be made transparent as soon as possible. of the election through impartial verification. We will work together to help ensure that peace and democracy prevail in our America,” Boric said last Thursday in another post also on X.

However, this Friday the National Electoral Council issued a second bulletin in which it ratified Maduro’s victory.

Tense situation in Venezuela

As the days pass after the controversial presidential elections in Venezuela, instead of improving the law and order situation in that country, it becomes more complicated. The so-called Chavista Collectives They break into houses to take away people who have participated in street protests against the government.

More than a thousand people have been arrested by the authorities, many of whom are young people who participated in demonstrations.

In addition, the political party Vente Venezuela, led by opposition candidate María Corina Machado, reported that its campaign headquarters in Caracas was attacked in the early hours of Friday, August 2.

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