Friday, February 6, 2009

Venezuela has prevented gosperevorot.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the arrest of two captains of the National Guard, suspected of plotting against the government and the preparation of destabilizing plans "against the Chavez.
As the Associated Press, the President told the state television broadcast that the plot was also attended by the Venezuelan opposition and former military accused of committing terrorist acts in Caracas.
According to the Associated Press, two former military, which said Chavez, the lieutenants, José Antonio Colina (Jose Antonio Colina) and German Rodolfo Varela (German Rodolfo Varela).
In Venezuela, they are considered to be involved in the bombings in February 2003 in the Spanish Embassy and Consulate of Colombia. Then, four people were injured. In addition, the Colina and Varela in 2002, participated in an anti-rally, which took place shortly after the attempt gosperevorota.
In 2003, the former military have been arrested in the Miami immigration control, after they asked for political asylum in the United States. Since then, Venezuela has requested their extradition, but U.S. authorities refused to extradite the suspects, arguing that the fact that at home they may be tortured.

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