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Home » A Bloodstained Constituent Election: 14 Killed as Maduro Makes Venezuela’s Dictatorship Official

A Bloodstained Constituent Election: 14 Killed as Maduro Makes Venezuela’s Dictatorship Official

Miguel Ángel Camacho by Miguel Ángel Camacho
July 30, 2017
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El Ministerio Público hasta ahora ha confirmado ocho asesinatos. (Twitter)

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro formally began the process to install himself as Venezuela’s dictator today. It began at 6 AM, when Maduro and his wife cast their vote in a constituent election which he summoned despite its illegality and despite widespread condemnation from the international community. Nevertheless, members of Venezuela’s resistance were staging protests against, which the regime had banned during several days, as early as 4 AM.

Under Maduro’s orders, Venezuela’s security forces decided to make protesters pay with their blood for their audacity in defending their own liberty. At 9 PM Caracas time, at least 14 people had been murdered, a number of deadly victims not seen in a single day since the start of the current wave of protests over three months ago.

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According to official figures, only eight people were killed on Sunday, July 30. Other sources report at least 14 deaths due to violence, with most homicides taking place in the states of Táchira, Mérida, Lara and Sucre.

#ACTUALIZADO: Número de personas asesinadas este #30Jul:
Táchira: 7
Mérida: 4
Lara: 2
Sucre: 1
TOTAL: 14 asesinados este #30Jul

— Andrews Abreu (@AndrewsAbreu) July 30, 2017

#DENUNCIO La dictadura de Maduro ha asesinado a 14 venezolanos, entre ellos niños y jóvenes, durante la jornada de hoy #30JUL #DDHH

— Lilian Tintori (@liliantintori) July 30, 2017

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, who ran as a presidential candidate against both Maduro and his mentor Hugo Chávez, called today’s killings a “massacre.” Capriles also called on the citizenry to take to the streets once again beginning at noon on Monday, July 31, in order to protest against Sunday’s violence.

ÚLTIMA HORA | Capriles: "Mañana #31Jul a partir del mediodía, jornada de protesta en todo el país condenando la masacre del día de hoy" pic.twitter.com/HrPwwBRYN9

— AlbertoRodNews (@AlbertoRodNews) July 31, 2017

 

Meanwhile, Jorge Rodríguez, a top Chavista politician who acts as mayor in a Caracas municipality, laughed when asked about today’s violent events. He also claimed that reports about deaths were lies in an attempt to credit both official figures from the Attorney General and those of the opposition.

LO ÚLTIMO | EN VIDEO – Con risas responde el alcalde Jorge Rodríguez al preguntarle por las muertes ocurridas hoy #30Jul en Venezuela pic.twitter.com/hblIVmZltM

— AlbertoRodNews (@AlbertoRodNews) July 30, 2017

Rodríguez claimed that millions of people voted in today’s constituent election, sending a message of defiance to Attorney General Luisa Ortega, who has opposed Maduro’s power grab since its initial announcement.

According to Henry Ramos Allup, a top opposition politician, only 2,483,000 citizens or 12 percent of those able to vote went to the polls today. This figure strikes a contrast with the plebiscite against Maduro’s constituent assembly which the opposition organized on July 16, when over 7,000,000 Venezuelans voted to stop Maduro’s attempt to turn Venezuela into a Cuban-style communist tyranny.

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Miguel Ángel Camacho

Miguel Ángel Camacho

Miguel Ángel is the PanAm Post's weekend editor. He has worked as a copyeditor for several public and private institutions in Colombia.

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