वेनेजुएला में राष्ट्रपति की हत्या की कोशिश में 6 गिरफ्तार: अमेरिकी नेवी कमांडो शामिल; सरकार का आरोप- CIA ने रची साजिश, 400 US राइफल जब्त

President Nicolas Maduro won the elections held in Venezuela on July 28. He has been the President of Venezuela for the last 11 years.

In the South American country of Venezuela, 6 foreigners including a US Navy Seal commando have been arrested on charges of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. According to CNN, Venezuela’s Home Minister Diosdado Cabello has claimed that this plot was hatched by the US intelligence agency CIA.

President Maduro said in a press conference on Saturday that apart from the US commando, two more US citizens, two Spanish citizens and a Czech Republic man have been arrested. Apart from this, the authorities have also seized 400 American rifles.

The Venezuelan government has released pictures of 400 US rifles confiscated. (Credit- Reuters)

Venezuela government said – there was a conspiracy to kill many big politicians Venezuela’s Home Minister Cabello said that Spain’s National Intelligence Center was also involved in the conspiracy with the CIA. Their aim was to assassinate President Maduro, the Vice-President and many other politicians. Meanwhile, the US State Department rejected Venezuela’s allegations.

The ministry spokesperson said that they are trying to gather necessary information related to the arrest of American citizens. Spain’s Foreign Ministry has also sought information related to the citizens arrested from Venezuela.

Venezuela has made this allegation when the results of the presidential election held in the country in July were rejected by many South American countries and the US. Venezuela’s opposition has also accused Maduro of rigging the elections.

Protest against Maduro’s victory in Venezuela, posters were torn Actually, elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July. The survey conducted before the election had predicted an easy victory for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. However, the election results were contrary to this. Nicolas Maduro won the election. After this, the opposition claimed that the Election Commission had tampered with the results.

After Maduro’s victory, angry people took to the streets. The protesters tore the banners of the President. They tore down many effigies of Hugo Chavez, who was the President before Maduro. Maduro has been in power for the last 11 years. After winning the recent elections, Maduro will now remain in power from 2025 to 2030.

During the demonstration in Venezuela, the effigy of former President Hugo Chavez was toppled. He was the one who had made Maduro his successor.

The US imposed several sanctions on Venezuela Venezuela and the US have had political differences for decades. Venezuela criticizes the US for its capitalist and foreign policies, while the US has been expressing displeasure over human rights violations in Venezuela.

Oil reserves were discovered in Venezuela about 100 years ago. Within 20 years of the discovery of oil, Venezuela became one of the largest oil exporting countries in the world. It was called the Saudi Arabia of Latin America.

In the 1950s, Venezuela was the fourth richest country in the world. But today the condition of this country has deteriorated. 75 percent of the country’s population is living below the poverty line. According to BBC, about 75 lakh people have left the country in the last 7 years.

In fact, Venezuela was almost completely dependent on oil. Oil prices started falling in the 80s. The fall in prices also brought down Venezuela’s economy. Due to government policies, Venezuela started failing to repay its debts.

Later, even when the oil prices rose, he could not take advantage of it. Venezuela’s condition has worsened further due to US sanctions in 2015.