Maduro accuses the CIA of a “terrorist” plan and orders the military to counter it

This Thursday, Nicolás Maduro ordered the Venezuelan Armed Forces to reinforce “anti-terrorist plans” in response to what he claims are operations against him carried out from the United States and Spain.

During a meeting with the military leadership, broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión, Maduro insisted that both countries, along with their intelligence services, are behind these alleged plots to destabilize his government.

The president stressed that his administration is managing to “defeat terrorism” and urged the military forces to redouble their efforts in the search and capture of those responsible.

“(We must) reinforce the anti-terrorist plans that the United States, with the CIA, and Spain, with the CNI, are sending us,” declared the Venezuelan president, referring to the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Spanish National Intelligence Center.

Maduro also emphasized the need to neutralize any attempt to impose politics through violent acts, mentioning explosives and sabotage as methods that, according to him, are being attempted in the country.

“We must guarantee the neutralization of any possibility that in Venezuela they want to impose politics with bombs,” he stated.

These statements arise in a context in which the Venezuelan government has been strongly criticized by the international community due to the lack of transparency in its electoral processes, which has fueled political tensions.

Spain denies accusations

Despite Maduro’s accusations, Spain has denied any involvement in the activities of the two Spanish citizens recently detained in Venezuela, whom the Venezuelan government accuses of terrorism. The Spanish authorities have been categorical in stating that these individuals do not belong to any intelligence body in the country.

But Maduro reiterated that he has solid evidence that links the CIA and the CNI in plans against the stability of Venezuela.

For this reason, the socialist leader instructed the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, to carry out a “reengineering” in the approach of the Armed Forces. The intention, according to Maduro, is to adapt military strategies to the “new forms of war” that the country faces.

One of the key points that Maduro highlighted was the implementation of an “anti-drone defense” system in vital infrastructure, including airports and ports, as part of this readjustment.

According to the Chavista leader, this new defense strategy is part of a process of updating the intelligence and counterintelligence systems, both military and police, of the Venezuelan State.

With information from EFE.

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