Protesters Shot By Government In Venezuela
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Protests have erupted against the Communist Government in Venezuela and the protesters are being shot in return. Since the media is owned by the government, pictures and news are being released on social networks, providing knowledge of rioters being shot, and how the chaos is unfolding.
3 protesters were shot during the demonstration
Through twitter, and other networks Venezuelan citizens report how the government is killing them in the streets.
While the citizens and protesters attempt a peaceful show of force, Venezuelan President says a coup d’etat is in the making.
According to the LA Times, made these comments “at a military parade in the northern ” after violence had taken its toll in the capital city of . In another speech broadcast on national TV,
said, “We’re facing an evolving coup d’etat, and the Bolivarean revolution with triumph.”
President Madura was elected last April following President Hugo Chavez’s death from cancer. Madura had threatened Leopoldo Lopez to be banned to hold political office. Lopez opposed and accused the government of responsibility for violence, during the anti-government protests occurring yesterday. Now Madura has issued an arrest warrant, calling Leopold an opposition leader and charging for conspiracy and murder in connection with the clashes.
Organizers said their protest were to denounce “the high cost of living, rising insecurity, and inflation.”
Inflation stands at 56.2%, and is the highest in the world with many basic goods missing from the shelves. Amid stringent price and exchange controls, Venezuela is running out of hard currency to pay foreign suppliers of goods and services.
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