Interior minister vows to prevent destabilization in Venezuela

Venezuela's Minister of the Interior and Justice Néstor Reverol said on Thursday that security has been reinforced to protect Venezuela's Vice-President Nicolás Maduro and Congress' Speaker Diosdado Cabello, after Reverol himself on Wednesday warned against an alleged plan to kill the two senior officials.

"Yesterday (Wednesday) we had to inform about another destabilization plan of the Venezuelan ultra right-wing (sic) at home, in combination with ultra right-wing actors abroad, intended to kill Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro and Congress's Speaker Diosdado Cabello. The two officials are referred to as the ‘little lieutenant' and the ‘bus driver,'" the minister noted.

"We will not let destabilization by the ultra right-wing to move even an inch. Police and intelligence services are on the alert. Security measures for comrades (Maduro and Cabello) have been reinforced," the minister remarked.

Additionally, following an attack against a crew of state-run TV channel VTV, Reverol said three people are under arrest.

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Translated by Jhean Cabrera