Nicolas Maduro Says Leaders of Uprising Will Face Justice

Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that the judiciary “is looking for” those responsible for the military uprising his government put down earlier this week and that those involved “sooner rather than later” would pay for their acts with prison. “They are fleeing from embassy to embassy,” Nicolas Maduro told thousands of supporters gathered near the Miraflores presidential palace, referring to opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, whom he did not mention directly. “The judiciary is looking for them and sooner rather than later they will pay by going to prison for their treason and their crime,” he was quoted as saying by Efe news. In a video message broadcast on Tuesday, Guaido had called on the country and the Army to force Maduro from power. Dozens of demonstrations and clashes were reported in Caracas and across the country on Tuesday. (IANS)

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