Venezuela: Maduro targets ex-spy chief Figuera in outburst
Source: The Guardian
Venezuela: Maduro targets ex-spy chief Figuera in outburst
General Manuel Cristopher Figuera, who has fled the country, calls on Venezuelans to rise up and build a new state
Tom Phillips in Caracas
Sat 11 May 2019 02.33 BST Last modified on Sat 11 May 2019 02.34 BST
Venezuelas president, Nicolás Maduro, has accused his former spy chief of being a CIA infiltrator who helped mastermind last weeks botched coup attempt.
In a televised address, Maduro claimed General Manuel Cristopher Figuera the most powerful figure to join Juan Guaidós failed 30 April uprising had been recruited by US intelligence services in 2018.
This week Figuera released a video statement from outside Venezuela accusing Maduro and his circle of looting state wealth while demanding more sacrifices from citizens, whom he called upon to rise up build a new state.
Maduro said Figuera until last week the the head of Venezuelas feared Bolivarian intelligence service, Sebin was about to be detained when he defected to throw his weight behind Guaidós unsuccessful revolt.
Justice is coming, you traitor, you sell-out, Maduro said.
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