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Maduro said that among the 13 arrested participants of the attempted invasion of Venezuela has two U.S. citizen. In confirmation he showed a U.S. passport and other identification documents
Nicolás Maduro / twitter.com
Members of the Venezuelan opposition in October signed a deal worth nearly $213 million with the American company Silvercorp USA for their invasion of the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. This is stated in the document published by the Washington Post.
“A group of service providers will be to advise and assist partner group in the planning and implementation of the operation to capture/to arrest/removal of Nicolas Maduro (the “primary purpose”), the elimination of the current regime and the establishment of acclaimed Venezuelan President Juan Guido,” – said in a 42-page document, which contains the smallest tactical details, including the use of specific non-lethal weapons and ammunition of high explosive type min. in the document there is no explanation of how a small group can defeat hundreds of thousands of members of the security forces who remain loyal to the ruling party.
The total project cost is estimated at $212.9 million for 495 days. The newspaper reported that a copy of the contract was provided by the Venezuelan opposition: the document signed by the Deputy of the opposition of the Parliament of Venezuela, Sergio Vergaray. Signatures of opposition leader Juan Guido in document no, but it has been on the six-page agreement for shared services between the opposition and Silvercorp, also published by the Washington Post. This is contrary to the words of the leader of the opposition, which denies any connection with Silvercorp or involvement in the attempt of forced displacement Maduro.
Earlier, the interior Ministry of Venezuela has reported the failure of the attempted invasion of militant groups that used speed boats and entered the country from Colombia. Maduro said that among the 13 arrested participants of the attempted invasion of Venezuela has two U.S. citizen. In confirmation he showed a U.S. passport and other identification documents belonging to 41-year-old Ira berry and 34-year-old Luke Denman, who, he said, are in custody and worked with Jordan Hudro – American war veteran, who heads a Florida based security company Silvercorp USA.
According to Venezuelan President Maduro, of the United States “decided to use the time of a pandemic to terrorist attack” to distract public attention from the “humanitarian tragedy” in the country caused by a coronavirus. The US state Department has called the statements of the authorities of Venezuela disinformation, and the President of the United States Donald trump also said that his country has nothing to do with the incident. In the Colombian foreign Ministry suggested that the Bogota accuses Caracas, to divert attention from the internal problems of Venezuela, and urged the international community to reject the accusations of this kind.