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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/section/news" title=News><span style='color:blue'>News</span></a> <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/SubSecciones/en/news/latinaamerica/" title="Latin America"><span style='color:blue'>> Latin America</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maduro Assures Justice Will Prevail<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=600 height=340 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D04F64.41C8D8B0" alt="Description: President Nicolas Maduro delivers his annual presidential address in January 2015."></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>President Nicolas Maduro delivers his annual presidential address in January 2015. | Photo: AVN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Published 22 February 2015 (15 hours 15 minutes ago) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>0<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img border=0 width=27 height=23 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D04F64.41C8D8B0" alt="Description: Coments"></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Venezuelan President assured that justice will be served and advised the right wing to stop playing political games.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Sunday denounced via his official Twitter account the right wing opposition’s attempt to secure impunity after the<a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Maduro-Confirms-Arrest-of-Caracas-Mayor-for-Coup-Plotting-20150219-0034.html"><span style='color:blue'> arrest of Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas</span></a> Antonio Ledezma Thursday. He assured that <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuelan-Victims-of-Opposition-Violence-Demand-Justice-20150212-0003.html"><span style='color:blue'>justice will prevail</span></a> and defend the country from any destabilization attempt. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Maduro said that justice will be served after the government<a href="http://Venezuela:%20Coup%20in%20Real%20Time"><span style='color:blue'> recently exposed violent plans </span></a>to carry out a coup February 12. The <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/New-Details-Emerge-in-Venezuela-Following-Failed-Coup-Attempt-20150214-0015.html"><span style='color:blue'>coup plans intended to attack</span></a> different parts of Caracas and impose an illegitimate government body. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Translation:<i> They involve soldiers in their conspiracies, with support from the Gringos, and later they abandon them and leave them to their fate, and then they only show up for their “political” figures...</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Maduro accused right wing leaders of recruiting Venezuelan military for their coup plans.The coup sought to develop in various states with support from the US government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> He advised the opposition to abandon their political games, referring to their simultaneous participation in democratic elections while also developing violent coup plans against the government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Translation:<i> Whoever wants to participate in politics respecting the constitution without ambushes and hidden (coup) letters, Welcome, we all have a place in the revolution.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This Saturday the president also called on the Venezuelan people to be alert and prepared for any scenario that could arrise as a consequence of U.S. intervention and cooperation with the Venezuelan right wing. The <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Contradicts-Itself-Regarding-Intervention-in-Venezuela-20150220-0020.html"><span style='color:blue'>United States denies their involvement</span></a> in destablization plans against Venezuela. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>Translation:<i> The right wing with its wounded pride, is quiet in face of the coup attempt I've reported and that we are dismantling, keep your silence full of complicity ...</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It was the discovery on February 12 that led to the arrest of Ledezma a week later on February 19. Ledezma is charged for his alleged involvement in the attempted coup. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Translation:<i> But now justice will prevail, with absolute sovereignty, prosecutors and courts must act in defense of peace and the constitution...</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>On February 20 the Public Ministry issued a statement. A judicial source said that "this arrest is related to the case of Lorent Saleh Gomez, Gabriel Valleys, Ronny Navarro, Carrero and Renzo Gerardo Prieto, who are currently being charged for alleged links with conspiratorial plans." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>President Maduro also reported Thursday during a televised address that there is an international conspiracy against Venezuela that includes hostile media publications. Maduro said he has evidence of U.S. embassy staff involvement in the coup attempt. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>He also emphasized that cities such as: Madrid (Spain), <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombia-Denies-Involvement-in-Venezuela-Coup-Plot-20150219-0044.html"><span style='color:blue'>Bogota (Colombia)</span></a>, Miami (United States) are critical "to the conspiracy against our country." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>