Saab: Carlos Rojas will be charged with association, terrorism, conspiracy and attempted assassination
Public Ministry
Published at: 16/04/2024 12:37 PM
The Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William
Saab, said, this Tuesday, he offered statements about the actions taken
by the Public Ministry regarding the frustrated attack on
March 25 against the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, during his registration with
the
National Electoral Council (CNE) in Plaza Diego Ibarra in Caracas.
In this regard, he highlighted the participation of Vente Venezuela in the organization
of this attack, which resulted in the arrest of “two
individuals in a suspicious attitude and carrying firearms, who were
just 20 meters from the presidential platform”, who were
identified as: Jerry Argenis Ostos
Perdomo and Carlos Eduardo Castillo,
who claimed to be political activists of the aforementioned political tent and
they were charged with terrorism, association, attempted
assassination, incitement to hatred and illegal carrying of firearms in prohibited places.
Saab explained
that, in statements offered as a protected witness and cooperator of
Jerry Ostos, he detailed how he joined the structure of the Vente Venezuela party
in 2023 and how the attack of March 25 was planned, so it became known that
in January 2024 Carlos
Julio Rojas joined the “Special Group” to execute the plan called
“Until the End”, for which he would receive payment for carrying out
guarimbas in the country, in addition to generating violent acts which include an
attack against the head of State.
In this regard, he noted that an arrest warrant was requested from
Carlos Julio Rojas, which was granted by the 2nd Control Court
with jurisdiction in Terrorism, for the crimes of association, terrorism,
conspiracy, incitement to commit crimes and attempted assassination. “This arrest
warrant was implemented yesterday,” he added.
Mazo News Team