The leader of the opposition, Guido called for new protests in Venezuela
Juan Guido
KIEV. 28 Jan. UNN. President of the national Assembly of Venezuela Juan Guido, who declared himself interim President of the country, called for new protests. About it UNN reported with reference to DW.
Protests against the government and President Nicolas Maduro should take place on January 30 across the country, said Guido on Sunday.
In addition, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition called on the UK authorities to prevent access Maduro to the gold reserves of Venezuela in the amount of about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, which are stored in the Bank of England. The Maduro government intends to sell the gold and transfer the funds to the Central Bank of Venezuela, says Guido in the letters to the Manager of the Bank of England Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Theresa may. In the case of such transactions the money “will be used by the illegitimate and kleptocratic regime of Nicolas Maduro to suppress the Venezuelan people and ill-treatment,” said the leader of the opposition in Venezuela.
Representatives of the government of Maduro have struggled to return to the country of its gold reserves from December 2018. Earlier, the Bank of England refused to officially comment on the situation with the Venezuelan assets. “The Bank provides services to store gold reserves a number of customers and not commented, none of these business contacts,” said his representatives.
Maduro officially took office as head of state on 10 January 2019. During the mass protests in Venezuela that began on 22 January 2019, the Chairman of Parliament Joan Guido declared himself acting President of the country. Speaking on January 23 in front of the protesters, Guido stressed that goes to make a saving Caracas from the “dictatorship” and restoring constitutional order. In support of Guide to the streets of Caracas left thousands of his supporters.
Interim head of Venezuela Juan, Guido United States has recognized the Organization of American States (OAS), as well as many countries in Latin America, Israel and Australia. The EU issued an ultimatum to Maduro in elections.