Nicolas maduro he shows that he is not willing to back down from his repressive regime. The Venezuelan dictator promoted to Division General one of the men persecuted by international justice for torture, kidnapping and torture against citizens and opponents.
Is about Rafael Franco Quinteroa soldier with an extensive record of abuses and violations of human rights who watched Maduro’s back in the Miraflores Palace. According to a United Nations report, the officer occupies a relevant place in the “Detailed Conclusions of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” presented last year.
The military award-winner is attributed “crimes against humanity committed through the State intelligence services: structures and people involved in the implementation of a plan to repress opposition to the government” in Venezuela.
In the aforementioned report, extracts of which are published Citizen Controlhis service record is reviewed: «He began his studies at the Bolivarian Army Military Academy in Fort Tiunain Caracas, in 1995. The former general director of the DGCIM, Hugo Carvajalincorporated it into the organization sometime before 2013. According to a former DGCIM employee, Frank Quintero he was Regional Director of Operations of the DGCIM in the Central Region before his transfer to the DGCIM headquarters in Boleíta. From November 2016 to November 2018, Franco Quintero served as Director of the DEIPC. (…) On August 2, 2019, Franco Quintero was appointed Security Director of the Maiquetía Simón Bolívar Airport in Caracas, the main international airport in Venezuela.
Witnesses, victims and colleagues
Witnesses, comrades in the ranks and victims of their abuses testified before the UN International Mission of the Facts where they recounted their behavior with the former detainees in the Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).
The military subject to criminal investigation may not be promotedArticle 134 of the Venezuelan Constitution
Although the Constitution is a crumpled piece of paper for the Maduro regime, the truth is that the Magna Carta approved during the Hugo Chavez warns in its Article 134: «The military who is subject to criminal, administrative or disciplinary investigation, with the status of accused, prosecuted or investigated or against whom an arrest warrant has been issued, may not be promoted. However, if the investigation or trial, if applicable, ends by a favorable decision or final acquittal, he may be promoted if he meets the other requirements established in the applicable regulations. »
Likewise, article 37 of the Military Disciplinary Law, qualifies as a serious offense for a military, “Not observing the rules of respect for dignity and human rights related to detainees in their custody”, as Control Ciudadano points out.
The difference between Boric and Lula
The promotion of this military officer occurs in full controversy over the disqualification of Maria Corina Machadopolling favorite candidate in this year’s primary and leading by all polls for the general elections which are supposed to be held in 2004.
A good part of the international community has censured the measure against Machado. Among other countries, it has USA and among the neighbors of the region the president of Chile has raised his voice in the same direction. not like that Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva that continues to support the Bolivarian dictatorship.
