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Friday 23 June 2017

U.S. envoy urges global action on worsening Venezuela crisis

By EDITH M. LEDERER not renouncing violence
Associated Press and using teen demonstra-
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — tors as human shields.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Hal- Nonetheless, violence
ey on Thursday urged the broke out in Caracas
international community Thursday afternoon when
to take action to deal with 22-year-old David Valle-
the worsening crisis in Ven- nilla died after being shot
ezuela as the South Ameri- with a rubber bullet in the
can nation’s embattled thorax at a protest, ac-
president railed against cording to Ramon Mucha-
attempts by the U.S. and cho, a Caracas-area op-
others to allegedly foment position mayor. Witness
violence in the country. videos showed national
“The tragic situation in Ven- guardsmen firing directly
ezuela calls out for action,” at protesters from within
Haley said in a statement close range.
in which she complained The United States orga-
about the lack of action nized the first-ever U.N.
from the U.N. Human Rights Security Council consulta-
Council and the Organiza- tions on Venezuela on May
tion of American States. 17 to spotlight the worsen-
“The Venezuelan people ing crisis.
are starving while their The U.S. Mission to the Unit-
government tramples their Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro seize a government vehicle after they were ed Nations said Thursday it
democracy.” blocked by a cordon of police from marching to the office of Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz has no immediate plans for
President Nicolas Maduro’s to show their support for the one-time government loyalist, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June additional U.N. action.
22, 2017. Associated Press
government has rejected Haley said at that time
U.S. calls for action by the tal obsession with us,” Mad- ing grievances against the extremists are working with that the U.S. intention to
international community. In uro said. “We’re not going government for triple-digit criminal gangs to foment spotlight the Venezuelan
a press conference Thurs- to permit that they turn us inflation, food shortages, a the violence. crisis wasn’t to be intrusive
day from Caracas, Madu- into a martyr or that the rise in crime and Maduro’s On Thursday, Maduro or heavy-handed, but to
ro pointed to a statement world crucifies Venezuela.” attempt to rewrite the con- praised the country’s po- support regional efforts to
signed by 57 countries in- Nearly three months of po- stitution. lice and national guards- find a political solution and
cluding China, Russia and litical unrest were set off by The opposition blames the men for their “heroic” ef- “show respect for the Ven-
South Africa supporting his the attempt by Maduro’s bloodshed on state secu- forts to maintain public ezuelan people” who want
socialist government and government to nullify the rity forces using excessive order without the use of free and fair elections, the
opposing any interference opposition-controlled con- force and on groups of firearms. release of political prison-
in the country’s internal af- gress in late March. But armed, pro-government He condemned any exces- ers, and action to address
fairs. demonstrations have esca- civilians known as “colecti- sive use of force while also the worsening humanitar-
“The imperialists have a fa- lated into a vehicle for air- vos.” Maduro says far-right criticizing the opposition for ian situation.q

Chile police declassify World War II-era

files on Nazi plots

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — leading it in Valparaiso. No director Hector Espinoza.
The Chilean equivalent of other details on the plot “I don’t think I’m mistaken
the FBI declassified World were provided. when I say that the ones
War II-era files on Thursday The head of Chile’s inves- who really made history
that show Nazi agents in tigations police said the were the members of De-
the South American coun- Department 50 unit also partment 50.”
try’s main port of Valpara- dismantled two Nazi espio- The files were put in display
iso plotted to destroy the nage networks operating in at a ceremony in the Chil-
Panama Canal. Chile at the time. ean capital. The director of
According to the 1937-1944 “If they had prospered in Chile’s National Archives, People look at declassified World War II archives presented by
files released by Chile’s their objectives, it could Emma de Ramon, said that Chile’s Investigative Police, that unveil Nazi activity in Chile that
investigations police, the have changed not only the documents , which sought to sabotage Chilean factories and destroy the Panama
force’s counterintelligence Chile’s history, but the his- can also be accessed on- Canal, at a National Library in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, June
unit thwarted the plan af- tory of the whole world,” line, are “original” and 22, 2017.
ter it detained the people said investigations police “reliable.”q Associated Press