00:00 The Venezuelan Attorney General's Office reported on Tuesday the arrest of two armed
00:04 individuals who were at an event in support of the registration of the candidacy of President
00:10 Nicolás Maduro.
00:11 Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab affirmed that the suspects arrested for
00:17 an alleged plan to sabotage Chavista mobilizations in support of President Nicolás Maduro are
00:23 activists of the opposition party Venta Venezuela, led by MarÃa Corina Machado.
00:28 The official said on ex-account that during the interrogation they stated that they were
00:33 political activists of the organization Venta Venezuela, a repeat offender in violent actions
00:40 similar to this one.
00:41 He also stated that as part of the investigation, several raids are being carried out without
00:46 providing further details on the operations.
00:57 The events occurred in the vicinity of the Plaza Diego Ibarra, where the President would
01:02 give a speech after his registration at the National Electoral Council.
01:07 At half past eleven in the morning, it was observed that a crowd of upset people pointed
01:13 to a subject who was in the place and allegedly carrying a firearm between his clothes and
01:18 a banner that could be clearly seen when approached by the security forces who seized a 9mm caliber
01:24 firearm.
01:28 Tarek William Saab also revealed that both suspects were arrested and immediately placed
01:33 at the order of the public prosecutors.
01:37 A few minutes later, we located his companion with whom he had a previous telephone conversation,
01:43 who was identified as Carlos Eduardo Castillo, who was also found to have a water-caliber
01:48 7.65 caliber firearm with a 7.65mm magazine with a capacity of 8 ammunition, which contained
01:57 his ammunition, and for these facts, both were arrested and immediately placed at the
02:02 order of the public prosecutor.
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