Fugitive Venezuela police pilot pops up at opposition vigil

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

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JULY 13, 2017 / 9:10 PM / 9 MINUTES AGO

Fugitive Venezuela police pilot pops up at opposition vigil

CARACAS (Reuters) - A rogue Venezuelan police pilot wanted for lobbing grenades and shooting at government buildings appeared briefly at an opposition vigil on Thursday night in a surreal twist to the crisis-worn country’s political drama.

Oscar Perez, 36, who also is an action film star who portrays himself as a James Bond-cum-Rambo figure on social media, surprised opposition supporters by popping up at a Caracas event to mark the deaths of about 100 people related to anti-government unrest that started in April.

"We don't want any more blood on the streets," he said.

Perez, flanked by young men clad in balaclavas and surrounded by cameras, said the opposition must continue protesting.

On Sunday, the opposition will hold an unofficial referendum to let Venezuelans have their say on Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution.

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[GatoGordo]

1. and he made his "get away"

on the back of a motorcycle, surrounded by a highly armed, small army of motorcyclists who helped assure his clean get away.

Which begs the question, "Who are the highly armed motorcyclists who act with impunity in Venezuela?"

The answer? The colectivos, who are Chavismo's modern day brownshirts. Motorcycle riding bandits, armed to the teeth with illegal weaponry and financed by oil money siphoned off by the PSUV.

This fraud is no opposition hero. He is a B grade actor on the Maduro payroll. Nobody believes him, anymore than anyone believes Maduro has two brain cells to rub together.