Second coup attempt: Urban Security Command of the Venezuelan National Guard was to be attacked Wednesday, May 12
http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=21056Radio Nacional de Venezuela reports: One of the 55 paramilitaries captured this morning on a ranch in El Hatillo (Caracas) owned by opposition leader Robert Alonso, was interviewed by journalist Darvin Romero Montiel of Venezolana de Television (VTV).
The presumed paramilitary, with a strong Colombian accent, gave his testimony anonymously, wearing a hood for security reasons. He confirmed that he was deceived when he came to Venezuela. They had offered him work as a campesino, and then threatened to kill his family if he tried to escape.
“The ranch owner told us that he would pay 500,000 pesos (USD $190) to each Colombian if they would come to work here. After we arrived at the farm, people wearing camouflage gave us more information, that they would take us to another place to prepare us to capture strategic Venezuelan National Guard locations.”
“We couldn’t escape from here.”
The paramilitary confirmed that he was a reservist in the Colombian Army, that he didn’t belong to any subversive group, and that he has a family. “I’m a country man, a hard worker, and I was only looking for a place to work.” He said that they it wasn’t until he arrived in Venezuela that they told him that he couldn’t escape or they would kill his family. Today is his 46th day on the ranch.
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