MIAMI.- After the National Electoral Council (CNE) -led by the ruling party- again accredited the presidential election to the dictator Nicols Maduro the early hours of July 29, which has triggered protests, arbitrary arrests and murders in Venezuela as part of the repression and anarchy of the regime, artists from the South American country have sent a message to soldiers and police to defend and protect the popular will of the Venezuelan people.
Mnica Pasqualotto, Jonathan Moly, Catherine Fulop, Carolina Sandoval, Gabriela Spanic, Gabriela Vergara, Jalymar Salomn, Bebsabe Duque, Guillermo Canache, Ramn Castro and more joined the campaign #EsHora spread on social networks. Campaign in which they urge the security authorities of Venezuela to lay down their arms against the protesters.
Message from the artists to the military and police in Venezuela
“Military friend, Armed Forces, who decided to protect our sovereignty, you know how the people spoke loud and clear. It is not a question of ideology, it is a question of humanity. Turn your back on the bad guys, on which side of history do you want to be? Remember that your family also yearns for change. The time has come to fulfill your oath. Think of your loved ones who also suffer, this is the time to act; think of that arm that not even you have been able to give to your family. It is time for you to take action, do not abandon your people, especially in this delicate, sad, and crucial moment for the country. Your support is crucial, do not leave us alone. It is time to show it; on the contrary, unite for a free Venezuela. Please, Venezuela is also in your hands, you are also living the same thing that we are living. Do not forget that you are also a brother in this suffering and this struggle. Do not continue to be accomplices of oppression and oppression. “Tyrant. The destiny of Venezuela is in your hands. For Venezuela, God bless you: it’s time,” said a group of artists in a video called #EsHora.
“Soldier, you swore to protect the homeland, not a regime that betrays them. The eyes of the world are on you. You are also our brother. I know that you, like me, want the best for our parents, for our children, our brothers. Remember that you are also our brother, we share the same pain. Remember that you once swore by this flag, now is the time to fulfill that oath. You only give them alms from all the wealth that they are stealing. Our pain is the same as yours. You also want the same and you have the power to change this mess, for this to end, for there to be no more violence, for there to be no more deaths; please, do not forget what happened on July 28. Join us in the search for real change. Let us join forces and walk together towards the freedom of Venezuela and rebuild the Venezuela that we dream of so much. Join us, act, assert the right and the will of a people: it is our duty to protect the people and to defend them. “time,” added another group of artists in a second audiovisual.
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 1,200 have been detained without the right to a fair defense since June 28
The campaign comes as Venezuelan human rights NGO Provea has recorded at least 15 people killed in protests since July 28 and hundreds of demonstrators arrested, including minors.
“At least 351 protests have been recorded in two days of demonstrations against the results imposed by the CNE. The popular will remains unknown,” the NGO reported.
“Abuses continue in #Venezuela: dozens of protesters arbitrarily detained in Caracas were transferred to the PNB (Bolivarian National Police) cells in Zone 7, Boleta (Caracas). These protesters were not allowed to have contact with NGO lawyers or their families, violating their right to defense,” added Provea.
In another report, the NGO highlighted what Nicolás Maduro said on one of the national networks regarding repression. “As we publish this, Maduro has already announced more than 1,200 arrests in four days, promising two maximum security prisons for “re-education,”” Provea reported.
