and finally from Venezuela Argentina's diplomatic Mission has become more of a prison for five critics of Nicholas Maduro they belong to opposition leader Maria machado's party and had sought political Asylum nine months ago fearing per persecution however with Maduro claiming victory in the disputed July election and breaking ties with Argentina the five Asylum Seekers remain Under Siege in kakas we're bring you more about their plight and their fight against the Maduro regime this is the Argentine Embassy in karakus a mansion in Venezuela once a center of diplomacy which has now become a refuge more so
a prison when Nicholas Maduro proclaimed himself as the winner of July's disputed presidential election he kicked out the Argentine ambassador of the building breaking all ties with buen Osiris today they are rehearsing the first failed steps to destabilize Venezuela and to impose again a mantle of aggression and harm on Venezuela a sort of guo 2.0 movie but I say to the plotters to those involved and to those who endorse this operation against Venezuelan democracy that we already know the movie and this time there will be no weakness now the compound has no diplomats inside though
it shelters five political Asylum Seekers all of whom are team members of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Karina Machado notably Machado remains in Venezuela despite the Exile of her Ally Edmond Gonzalez who ran against Maduro in July and later fled to Spain the Argentine envoys residents originally took in four men and two women in March who were accused of Terror activities and treason for working with Machado but last Friday one of the six Asylum Seekers Fernando Martinez Mata turned himself to the Venezuelan Attorney General's office now the remaining five who face persecution say they are under
siege by Venezuelan Security Forces even though international law states that citizens granted political Asylum by other nations should be allowed to leave their home country unharmed in a recent virtual press conference one of them Omar Gonzalez said he and other residents are under constant surveillance and being subjected to psychological torture the pressure from the government has been escalating in the last few weeks psychological torture we are under constant surveillance and nobody can visit us without authorization the spiritual damage we are subject to is tremendous the group's decision to hold a media conference came amid tightening
security measures imposed on the residents by Venezuelan authorities in August Brazil accepted Argentina's request to guard its Embassy in karakas after its envoys expulsion however the Maduro government revoked Brazil's custody of the facility just a month later alleging that the premises were being used to plan terrorist attacks and assassination attempts asylums in Latin America have been very powerful and important in protecting The Descent so we ask Brazil to have a much greater sense of urgency in this sense it means doubling efforts and coordination with the region and understanding that this situation can clearly get worse
and therefore demands the attention of the entire region then reports emerged that security forces have set up checkpoints on the streets to control who enters and leaves the Embassy Security forces have also taken control of surrounding buildings meanwhile drones frequently fly over the compound and Venezuelan police have threatened to break in many times last month Venezuela's government run power company cut off electricity to the building forcing the residents to use generators to charge their phones and there's no running water either when the power plant is off we are about to have three weeks without electricity
anyone without power can have a hard time with electronic appliances and all that but remember we cannot leave this place we have been locked up here for 9 months we cannot go out to get water medicine or electricity somewhere so this has been very tiring especially at nights when they happen to show up armed and hooded making noise giving a feeling that they might come in now even though Edmond Gonzalez has said that he will return to Venezuela and former government as president in January the five lives in the Argentine Embassy and karakas are desperate
for Freedom with no sight of relief from maduro's Crackdown on his opposition for
