Venezuela Reveals New Evidence of US Plotting with Opposition

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) waves as he walks out of the National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters in Caracas October 26, 2015.

Published 5 November 2015

Some of the evidences presented include recent meetings between right-wing opposition leaders and top diplomats of the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello revealed Thursday new links between officials from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas and destabilization plans undertaken by the right-wing opposition in that country.

Cabello said this “conspiracy” comes ahead of the upcoming Dec. 6 parliamentary elections, in which the so-called opposition coalition “Democratic Unity Roundtable or MUD” will ha no more options but to claim fraud and call for violent actions.

Some of the evidences presented by Cabello include the recent meetings between right-wing opposition leaders with top diplomats of the U.S. Embassy, including the representative of the Department of Political Affairs Rita Buck and the Chargé d'Affaires Lee McClenny.

According to Venezuela's Act of Foreign Diplomatic Officials, the representatives of other countries enjoy certain privileges and immunity, however they also have to respect and stay away from the internal politics of the host state. They also have to cooperate with the government in order to guarantee the stability and peace of the country where they reside.

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U.S. diplomats in Venezuela have previously interfered in the internal affairs of the country and cooperated with the opposition in destabilization plans like the coup attempt against the late President Hugo Chavez in 2002. Several Washington officials have been expelled due similar reasons.

The government of President Nicolas Maduro has undertaken several efforts in order to guarantee peace in the country during and after the Dec. 6 elections. He proposed that all political forces sign an agreement to recognize the election results, however the right-wing leaders rejected the idea.

During the 2013 presidential election, the opposition refused to accept President Maduro’s victory over their presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, who accused the National Electoral Commission (CNE) of fraud. Although the accusations were dismissed by international election observers, opposition members led a campaign of post-electoral violence in which at least nine people were killed and 16 injured.

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