Saturday, August 10, 2019

Venezuela's Former Spy Chief Says That Maduro’s Inner Circle Wants To See Him Step Down

Venezuelan President Maduro and former Gen. Manuel Cristopher Figuera

Miami Herald: Maduro’s inner circle wants to see him step down, says former spy chief

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is isolated, and key members of his governing coalition have secretly begun searching for an exit strategy, with some ready to oust him if it gains them safe passage out of the current crisis, the country’s former spy chief says.

“There are many people [inside the regime] that have done business [and accumulated a lot of money], and are basically not interested in Maduro staying. That is the truth,” said Gen. Manuel Cristopher Figuera, the former head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, who defected in April after taking part in an effort to have Maduro leave power.

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WNU Editor: There are probably a lot of men in Maduro's inner circle who want to see him gone, but there are also a lot who want him to remain where he is.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maduro isn’t the problem; it’s a country that is corrupt top to bottom and filled with large, malign groups of state and non-state actors. Removing Maduro wouldn’t be bad, but it won’t fix anything.

Bob Huntley said...

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