00:00Voicing their anger over the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, crowds
00:10gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in the South African capital.
00:15The demonstrations were led by members of the South African Communist Party, which has
00:19condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's actions and is urging Maduro's immediate release.
00:25As many people may be aware, the Venezuelan president and his spouse were abducted by
00:31the U.S. a few days ago.
00:33And today we are here to call first for the release of President Maduro and then secondly,
00:38to allow all institutions that exist and the mechanisms that exist to just drill into the
00:44U.S. heads, although they are aware of this, that all countries are sovereign and they need
00:48to be allowed to do what they want to do.
00:51According to Venezuela's interior minister, 100 people died in the U.S.'s attack on
00:56Venezuela, during which Maduro was captured.
00:59Down.
01:00Down with Donald Trump.
01:01Down.
01:02Down.
01:03We have appreciated South Africa's stance.
01:04We think it was brave, important, independent and I think that's what we expect from South
01:10Africa, no less than that.
01:11But of course it comes at a risk.
01:13It's a country that can always isolate itself to stand for the truth, to speak on principles
01:19which we appreciate, that's what we are.
01:21We are a country, our democracy was achieved as a consequence of international solidarity.
01:29So expression of international solidarity is a component of our own struggle as well.
01:34Protesters were also criticising Trump's plans to get his hands on oil in Venezuela, which
01:38has the largest crude oil reserves on the planet.
01:42I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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