2021-07-15: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-07-15). Venezuela To Ask Spain for Extradition of Leopoldo Lopez. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that his administration will ask Spain to extradite Leopoldo Lopez, a fugitive from justice who is linked to the organization of violent operations and criminal gangs in Caracas City. | RELATED: | He is the "main propitiator of coups d'état, terrorist actions, and criminal violence… We will request his extradition and we expect the Spanish government to respect intern…

Staff (2021-07-15). Italy Authorizes Extradition of Rafael Ramírez to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, July 14, the attorney general of the Court of Appeals of Rome approved the extradition of former president of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Rafael Ramírez , who is being investigated for corruption and embezzlement of billions of dollars. | The Rome prosecutor, Luigi Giuliano, informed through a statement the approval of the request made by Venezuela to extradite Ramírez; who is under investigation for the crimes of willful embezzlement, evasion of bidding procedure and association to commit a crime, all of these committed in 2007. | In the ruling, the Court explained that the attorney general did…

_____ (2021-07-15). EU Mission Evaluates Venezuela Electoral Team. popularresistance.org The European Union (EU) has sent an "exploratory mission" to Venezuela to assess social and political conditions in the country. | The 15-day mission is similarly charged with judging electoral guarantees and the "utility, convenience and viability" of adding an EU delegation to the typically ample electoral observer teams for the November 21 "mega-elections," in which more than 100 political parties are vying to elect over 3000 public regional and local officials. | The delegation is considered a further step in smoothing relations between the Caribbean country and the European bloc, with EU Foreign Policy Chief…

Staff (2021-07-15). 72 Families Displaced in La Vega and Cota 905 by El Coqui Paramilitary Gang in Four Years. orinocotribune.com A total of 72 families have been displaced from their homes over the last four years by members of the criminal terrorist gang that dominated Cota 905 neighborhood of Caracas until last week, according to Venezuelan law enforcement agencies. | For about four years, the leaders of the criminal gang founded by Carlos Calderón (El Vampi) took over Cota 905, and even appropriated government social programs such as CLAP. It was the gang that distributed the food boxes from the CLAP Misiones Base located in the sector, and the families that did not agree with their methods were forced to leave the area. | Such a situat…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-15). Fiesta de Caracas & Assassination Attempt: Popular Will Party at Forefront of Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, presents evidence of the connection between Popular Will and armed groups from Cota 905, El Valle and La Vega (Photo: Leonardo Fernández Viloria/Reuters At a press conference at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy…

Mision Verdad (2021-07-15). Fiesta de Caracas & Assassination Attempt: Popular Will Party at Forefront of Terrorism (Colombia Top Exporter of Mercenaries). orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jul 14, 2021 | At a press conference at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy Jorge Rodríguez, exhibited items of evidence that connected the planning and financing of paramilitary armed groups in Caracas with members of the Popular Will (Voluntad Popular or VP) political party and the Colombian government, linked to the recently foiled assassination attempt of President Nicolás Maduro. | The government of Iván Duque is at the center of the plot, responsible for the Colombian control of drug trafficking ro…

teleSUR (2021-07-15). Argentine Activists to File a Complaint Against Jujuy Governor. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Tupac Amaru Neighborhood Organization (TANO) will file a criminal complaint against Jujuy Governor Gerardo Morales, who is suspected of having provided logistical support to the coup d'etat against Bolivia's President Evo Morales in 2019. | RELATED: | TANO will request the Argentine Justice to investigate the visit of Ivanka Trump and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Director…

_____ (2021-07-14). Suspected Assassins Of Haitian President MoàØse Trained By US. popularresistance.org Port-au-Prince, Haiti – As shock grips the Caribbean island nation of Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, the Haitian government has carried out a campaign to arrest suspects it alleges are responsible for the murder. | Haitian Director of National Police Leon Charles announced at a press conference that the assassination squad that killed Moise is comprised of 28 foreigners, including two Haitian-Americans and 26 Colombian nationals. Fifteen of those Colombians have been detained while three were killed in a gun battle and eight remain fugitives. Colombian Defense Minister Diego…

teleSUR (2021-07-14). The Threads of the Plot To Assassinate Moise Point To Florida. telesurenglish.net The epicenter of the international connections of the Haitian assassination plot is in The Doral, a suburb on the outskirts of Miami where the Counter Terrorist Unit Security (CTU) company has its headquarters. | RELATED: | Since 2019, this company is registered in Florida as a provider of customized security products and services to clients worldwide. The CTU Security President Antonio Intriago is a Venezuelan emigrant…

Staff (2021-07-14). Links Between Hitman Recruiter Tony Intriago and Iván Duque Revealed. orinocotribune.com The recent assassination of the president of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, has once again exposed the tactics and plans of the United States and Colombia to overthrow governments of countries around the world, as evidence continue to surface of the links between Colombian President Iván Duque and detained Venezuelan businessman Antonio "Tony" Intriago, who was the recruiter of the Colombian hitmen arrested in Haiti. | An article published in La Nueva Prensa newspaper has disclosed that Antonio Intriago was the sponsor of the concert Venezuela Aid Live together with Iván Duque, held in Cúcuta in 2019 and which ser…

Tanya Wadhwa (2021-07-14). What we know about who is behind the assassination of Haiti's president. peoplesdispatch.org Investigations reveal that the US and at least one of its regional allies, Colombia, are implicated in the assassination of Haiti's de-facto president Jovenel MoàØse.

Staff (2021-07-14). Declassified US Documents Reveal Conspiracies Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In a meeting with the Special Commission for Dialogue, Peace and Reconciliation of the Venezuelan National Assembly, President Nicolás Maduro informed that "recently, a group of researchers from the United States have sent us a series of declassified documents which record the permanent conspiracy, the plots and the evil ways in which the sanctions were prepared. These documents also records the aggressions, the economic persecution and the attacks on our electrical grid and our public services, all of that to lead to an unmanageable situation with the purpose of creating an implosion of distress and discontent i…

Staff (2021-07-14). End of the Hyperinflationary Cycle? New Signs of Economic Recovery in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Orlando Rangel Y — Jul 13, 2021 | Sudden increases in parallel foreign exchange market relative to the local currency are becoming less frequent. | Venezuela has been going through years of a hyperinflationary cycle that seems to have no end, which got exacerbated with the economic blockade imposed by the US and the sanctions of the European Union (EU). This has created a content in which the quality of life of its citizens is pressured to the limit, deteriorating their purchasing power and increasing inequality. | However, the sudden price increases that were recorded from time to time in the parallel…

Staff (2021-07-14). Javier Tarazona of Fundaredes Allegedly Involved in Foiled Kidnapping Operation Requested by Colombia's Duque. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy Jorge Rodríguez announced on Monday, July 13, that in the next few days a press conference will be held to give more details of the case of Javier Tarazona. Rodriguez explained that Tarazona intended to cooperate in a kidnapping operation aiming at "removing by force" a woman from Venezuela to Colombia. Rodriguez choose not to give more details and suggested journalists to wait for the upcoming press conference with all the details about this case. | "We have evidence on the so-called Tarazona case that we are going to be showing in the coming days," Rod…

Staff (2021-07-14). Jorge Rodríguez Denounces New Drone Assassination Attempt on President Maduro & Connection Between Extreme Right and Cota 905 Terrorism. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 13, during a press conference held at the Federal Legislative Palace, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy Jorge Rodríguez, presented new evidence of destabilization attempts perpetrated by the extreme right, which armed and trained the gangs of Cota 905 to try overthrowing the government of President Nicolás Maduro. | Rodríguez stated that on June 22 an attack was thwarted that would have targeted President Nicolás Maduro while he was inaugurating the monument for the Bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo. Four drones were used in the attack, which were intercepted and…

teleSUR (2021-07-14). Italy To Extradite PDVSA Former President to Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Rome Court of Appeals (RCA) expressed a favorable opinion for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, who was the president of the state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) between 2004 and 2013. | RELATED: | "There are no elements to believe the criminal proceedings pending before the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's judicial authority are the result of a politically motivated persecut…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-07-14). Venezuelan Gov't Shows Evidence of Alleged Opposition Ties to Violent Groups in Caracas. venezuelanalysis.com Far-right leader Leopoldo López was reportedly looking to take advantage of the violence in the popular barrios of Caracas in order to advance destabilization efforts.

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