Venezuela: Maduro attacks Lopez, says he is after "accomplices" who helped him leave

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro harshly criticised opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez during a press conference in Caracas on Wednesday.

"[Lopez] tells Guaido to get ready to go to prison and he flees Venezuela to go and live in the Salamanca district of Madrid. How brave Leopoldo Lopez is, that's my leader. That's my leader compadre, the leader of Latin America and the Caribbean, the brave one," the Venezuelan president said sarcastically.

Maduro also referred to the surprise arrival of Leopoldo Lopez in Spain.

"There was a negotiation, yes, there was. From Leopoldo Lopez with the government of Spain and it is demonstrated, to get him out of the country and they took him away. Now we will have to establish the legal responsibilities of the accomplices in that operation," he said.

The Venezuelan president went on to accuse Lopez and opposition leader Juan Guaido of stealing money: "If one day there is an independent and objective investigation of the wealth of Leopoldo Lopez, and Juan Guaido and the family of Juan Guaido in Spain, they will be able to confirm that it is millions, millions of euros and dollars, millions, that Leopoldo Lopez and Juan Guaido have abroad and which were stolen in the country."

Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid on Sunday after leaving the Spanish Embassy in Caracas where he stayed for 18 months as a guest. The Venezuelan justice system had sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

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SOT, Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela (Spanish): "He tells Guaido to get ready to go to prison and he flees Venezuela to go and live in the Salamanca district of Madrid. How brave Leopoldo Lopez is, that's my leader. That's my leader compadre, the leader of Latin America and the Caribbean, the brave one. Juan Guaido is going to end up in the Salamanca district, anyway, with him, because he has many millions. Many, many, many. If one day an independent and objective investigation is carried out into the wealth of Leopoldo Lopez, and Juan Guaido and Juan Guaido's family in Spain, they will be able to confirm that there are millions, millions of euros and dollars, millions, that Leopoldo Lopez and Juan Guaido have abroad and that they were stolen in the country."

SOT, Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela (Spanish): "There was a negotiation, yes there was. From Leopoldo Lopez with the Spanish government and it is proven, to get him out of the country and they took him away. Now we will have to establish the judicial responsibilities of the accomplices in that operation. We are happy because the ambassador, a racist, colonialist, right-winger with the surname Silva, what's his name, Jesus Silva, is leaving Venezuela, he is leaving."

SOT, Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela (Spanish): "I have a lot of faith, and we are in talks with the Russian Government and the Government of China, because I have a lot of hope that in the first quarter of 2021 we will be able to buy millions of vaccines, and we will be able to produce in Venezuela, alongside Russia and China, in our laboratories, millions of vaccines and start massive vaccination."

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