Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado denounced on Saturday that the government of interim president Delcy Rodríguez “intends to prolong the terror,” after a court denied amnesty to Perkins Rocha, legal advisor to the largest anti-Chavista coalition and to the former deputy. “They are chaos, they are violence; we are the guarantee of continuing in an orderly manner, with civic responsibility,” Machado stated. “They won’t succeed,” she added. The opposition leader, who visited Chile this week to attend the inauguration of far-right politician José Antonio Kast, stated that Venezuela has decided to be free and that “much progress” has been made in this process. “Do not confuse civic responsibility with weakness,” she stressed before emphasizing that her objective is “to accompany Venezuelans in this struggle until the end.” “Venezuelans have understood that this is a very important fight for the country… My return to Venezuela will be harmonious and coordinated with our allies,” she declared without specifying a date and before insisting that he will first seek “the alignment of all vectors, of all those who want Venezuela to move forward with clear laws.” On Thursday, the government of interim president Delcy Rodríguez signed an agreement to “guarantee the supply of gas” with the Spanish company Repsol and the Italian company Eni. Machado said her return to Venezuela is part of her desire to “continue a struggle that has been civic and organized,” and indicated that she will do so “harmoniously and in coordination with her allies.” Rocha, who remains under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor as pictured above, and is being denied amnesty,” she said. “For speaking and defending the truth. Not released, not prosecuted. You know what? Free!”
