The popular mobilization brought together social sectors, student groups, cultural activists and pro-Venezuela movements in a show of solidarity with the constitutional President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Organizers of the Caracas rally emphasized that the popular response demonstrates the resilience of the Venezuelan people in the face of an imperial aggression.
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The mobilization included cultural performances, speeches by political leaders and a march through downtown Caracas, reflecting the broad-based nature of the support campaign that has been sustained throughout the 200 days of detention.
During the Caracas concentration, councilman of the Bolivarian Libertador Municipality Edwin Velásquez spoke about the magnitude of the call in support of President Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. Velásquez referred to the vicissitudes that the people have endured, including their kidnapping during the military aggression of January 3 of this year.
“This is a combative people that grows in the face of difficulties,” Velásquez asserted. He affirmed the innocence of the Venezuelan President and stated that together with his wife, “he is fighting a great battle there in New York.”
Injustice Denounced
Erika Bernal Echeto, organizer of the We are Venezuela Movement (Somos Venezuela, in Spanish) and deputy, described the trial and the charges as an injustice and an international abuse. “The Venezuelan people are waiting for their president, for whom we voted in the last presidential elections,” she stated, calling on citizens to remain active in national production to boost the country’s development after the impact of the double seismic event.
Luis Rojas, representative of the Antonio Monsalve Sierras Collective, argued that the Southern District of New York prosecutor’s office postponed the trial until June 2027 because it lacks conclusive evidence against President Maduro and Flores. “They have no arguments, they want to keep postponing for their own convenience because they know that legally, the president must be here in his homeland,” he expressed.
For her part, Gloria Hermoso, representative of the Cacica Urquía Feminist Women’s Movement, urged that the hearing be conducted in a fair and impartial manner, while describing the United States accusations as an invention to promote interference, intervention and the appropriation of resources. Sarah Guzmán, a member of the same movement, expressed confidence in the judges.
arallel protests also took place in New York from early morning hours, where a group of demonstrators gathered in front of the Federal Court of the Southern District this Wednesday in support of the Venezuelan President.
The twin mobilizations -one in Caracas and one in New York- underscored the international dimension of the case and the polarized reactions it has generated.
The 200-day mark since the detention of President Maduro and Flores has become a rallying point for the Venezuelan government and its supporters, who characterize the legal proceedings as a politically motivated attack on the country’s sovereignty. The case stems from a U.S. military incursion on January 3, in which the President and fhis wife were taken into custody by foreign forces and subsequently transferred to the United States to face alleged charges related to drug trafficking and organized crime -charges the Venezuelan government has consistently rejected as fabricated.
The next hearing scheduled for November 17 will be crucial in determining the direction of the case, particularly regarding the admissibility of evidence and the viability of the immunity claims presented by the defense team. Supporters remain hopeful that the judicial process will eventually recognize what they consider the illegitimacy of the detention and charges.
Author: Laura V. Mor
Source: Venezuelan Presidential Press / Ciudad CCS
Source: teleSUR English
