National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello is not content with not allowing the opposition assemblymen to speak (unless they recognize Maduro as “legitimate”, or so he says). Now Cabello unleashes thugs to assault and punch the assemblymen:
Exclusivo: Video muestra la golpiza que ocurrió… by Globovision
More photos at Noticias24. One of the assemblymen even put on his motorcycle helmet.
As far as I could ascertain, the man in the jogging suit is not an assemblyman and has not been detained.
Opposition assemblymen Maria Corina Machado and Julio Borges
The opposition said at least 17 of its allies and five pro-government deputies were injured. One was hospitalized.
Cabello watched and laughed. The assemblyman who was speaking went on talking.
All of this was timed to coincide with a cadena, so the radio and TV media were tied up and wouldn’t have been able to report live, had they dared.
Workers later had to show their phones to see if they had photos or videos of the incident.
Two days ago, the Washington Post was foretelling,
The real danger in Venezuela is not that an Obama administration unwilling to provide leadership in Syria would make any serious attempt to prevent Mr. Maduro’s consolidation of power. It is that Mr. Maduro will follow up on his jailing of an innocent American with a full-scale crackdown on the opposition.
Today many May Day demonstrations are scheduled, with Henrique Capriles encouraging the people to participate. The melee at the National Assembly is only a warning.
