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?Can I say that the Government of Nicolas Maduro He is capable of anything, because I was on the other side of town; As a soldier we were asked, by the high military command, that the repression be very strong, we knew that, if we had to use weapons, we had to use them, everything had to be done in order to control the people?
This was reported by Israel Vargas Ríos in an interview for Peninsula 360 Press, who lamented that "once again they want to steal the opportunity for the people to choose their rulers, they are hopeless dictators."
?No one should tell me what the situation is like in Venezuela, since a few years ago I had to escape. Being a soldier in my country, I had to know the way in which the government of Nicolás Maduro works, do they not respect the laws or the Constitution and, above all, do they not respect the people, whom they have even led to repression and massacre? , he stressed.
Ríos highlighted that, in democratic countries, the people are the ones who make the decisions and in the case of last Sunday's elections in Venezuela, it was already known that they were not going to hand over power, because those who are now in government, A very dark future awaits them, one where there is nothing other than prison, because they have done nothing but harm to the Venezuelan people, from whom they have stolen a lot.
He said that the "issue of Venezuela is quite sad, outrageous; for me it is really frustrating, since I was a soldier in Venezuela, my professional career is as a soldier. I have a degree in Military Sciences, my future, like that of many others, is cut short thanks to the government, for the simple fact of not agreeing with what they did, with the humiliations."
Israel Vargas, who is now dedicated to other activities outside the Army, including sports, acknowledged that, despite being far from Venezuela, he cannot ignore everything that happens, and with that "I cannot be indifferent."
In recent years, there has been the migration of almost eight million people in Venezuela, "it is unfortunate, it is sad, it is an issue from which I try to escape, not to name it, but I cannot be indifferent, insensitive; In particular, the issue of the Maduro dictatorship affects me much more, knowing that at least part of my family is still there and that many Venezuelans long to return one day?
In turn, he recalled that in the case of the 2013 election, after the death of Hugo Chávez, I think that Maduro could have won the elections, but in 2018, in those elections it was known that the Electoral Council was under the command of the government, including the witnesses, it was already known that he was going to win due to control of the State in the electoral process, in addition to the fact that abstention was very high.
She added that after the election on Sunday, July 28, Maria Corina Machado has exposed the historic electoral fraud before the international community. As a Venezuelan and as a former member of the armed forces of my country, I have to say that it is very difficult to fight against a dictatorship from the people. We only have to look at what is happening now. They are killing people, the civilian population. The number of deaths due to Maduro continues to increase hour by hour.
It's very sad, he said? knowing that the population continues to die trying to free itself from the dictatorship.
"It is clear to us that the Chavista government of Nicolás Maduro is capable of lying to the international community and the people, they are capable of anything, they are not going to exhaust any means, any option that would cost them to hand over power."
He maintained that the situation in Venezuela is horrible, because the armed forces are in a complicated situation, at least for me, that's why I fled from there. You know that on the other side is family, friends, acquaintances, knowing that they are killing innocent people who are only fighting for their dreams and freedom, I have to say, I ended up going to psychological therapy for everything that happened, now I am better, but I refuse to stay silent about all the injustices?
We want a free Venezuela
For his part, Frank Santos, a Venezuelan who lives in Philadelphia, assured that the situation in his country of origin has become so critical that one is even afraid to give an opinion despite living abroad, "because the government is looking for a way to affect our families, the regime and its people follow one's accounts, they are monitoring everything, that is why we want a free Venezuela, the people are threatened, afraid, the government does not want people to wake up, but it seems that the inevitable is happening ?.
In that sense, he explained that, although it is not accepted by the government, in Venezuela we live under the regime of a dictatorship.
"The government that is in power has violated all citizens' rights, they have everything under control, although we know that they are asking the community to intervene to verify the voting issue," he said.
Finally, he stressed that Maduro and all his officials "are not going to let go of power so easily, because they know that once they leave, jail and punishment await them, which is why they cling to power at the expense of the bad situation in the country.
"We have to say it, in Venezuela there are many natural riches, but this situation contrasts with reality, the Venezuelan population is mired in poverty and despair, at least the majority."
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