Maturín: Two subjects were arrested for being involved in assassination plans

Published at: 14/03/2024 09:07 AM

The Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, reported this Wednesday about the arrest of two individuals in Maturín for publishing threats against the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro.

In this regard, he specified that this is part of a new conspiracy against the Venezuelan State and assassination plans against the president, while noting that the detainees were: Renzo Flores, deserting sergeant of the Bolivarian National Guard and Whillfer José Piña who participates in the political organization of Cause R, both are part of a political organization called “United for Monagas”.

According to the prosecutor, Piña wrote in his WhatsApp status the threat: “In Maturín it will be the death of Maduro”, to which Flores would have responded with: “don't worry..., relax because there's a surprise coming over there and thank you for letting me know”.

Saab added that Flores has a precautionary measure in place of deprivation of liberty, with a filing regime for desertion and treason. “He is a repeat offender, that's why I say that they are sociopaths, very dangerous, they don't fear in their eagerness, in their hatred for harm, in reoffending again and again,” he said.

“When he was arrested by the Bolivarian National Police, the phone from which he launched the threat was seized and after emptying it, a conversation was found with Flores, in which a group of armed hooded men was mentioned. In addition, there is talk of recruiting 50 soldiers to take a tank and the weapons park of an enclosure to carry out a coup d'etat,” reported the website of a well-known newspaper.

The detainees will be brought before the 4th Counter-Terrorism Court, charging them with the crimes of conspiracy, association and attempted assassination.

Mazo News Team