Akrapovic Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 Guiadó reiterated that Maduro's government "tries to distract attention" with the images. The head of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, whom more than 50 countries recognize as interim president, asked Colombian politicians on Saturday to condemn him after the dissemination of controversial images with paramilitaries who support the "struggle of the Venezuelan people" and don't make "the game" to the ruler Nicolás Maduro. Related topics Juan Guaidó 12:05 a.m. The true story behind the photos of Guaidó with two Rastrojos The Rastrojos Sep 13 Regime investigates Guaidó for 'linkage' with 'Los Rastrojos' regime Sep 13 The dark record of the criminals in the photo with Guaidó Guaidó said during a meeting with hundreds of supporters in Caracas that "a small group of leaders in Colombia" makes "the game" to Maduro by condemning him for the photos, although he has already offered "the relevant answers." "We ask you today to support the democratic struggle in Venezuela," Guaidó added before touring the streets of the wealthy Bello Monte neighborhood in eastern Caracas and considered an opposition stronghold. (You may be interested: The story of the 'paras' who posed next to Guaidó) Guaidó also reiterated that the Government of Maduro "tries to distract attention" with the images and that he does not know the people with whom he was photographed, members of the criminal gang Los Rastrojos. The photos were released on Wednesday by the president of the official National Constituent Assembly (ANC), Diosdado Cabello, during his weekly program. "I imagine that (the photos) the irregular groups will have sent them to Diosdado Cabello," said Guaidó on Saturday before ensuring that from his position he will do "everything possible" to combat irregular groups at the border. Apparently the photos were taken last February 22 when Guaidó crossed the border running to get to Cúcuta, where a massive concert was held in Venezuela and from where the next day he led the failed attempt to enter his country with a caravan of help humanitarian In Colombia, the images were disclosed by the director of the Progresar Foundation, Wilfredo Cañizares, who posted the photos of Guaidó on his Twitter account with two people identified as Albeiro Lobo Quintero, alias "Brother", and Jhon Jairo Durán, alias "Menor ". (Also read: 'We take pictures with a lot of people': Guaidó on image with Rastrojos) Given this, the Colombian Foreign Ministry confirmed that these two people are part of the criminal band Los Rastrojos and that they are captured and in "judicial process." Durán was captured by the Police in the department of Norte de Santander, bordering Venezuela, on June 18 and is accused of the crimes of illegal possession of weapons and concert to commit crimes, while Quintero surrendered to the Army in that region and was processed by concert to commit crime. Los Rastrojos is a criminal gang inheriting the demobilized United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) and dedicated to drug trafficking and smuggling, mainly on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, which stretches for 2,219 kilometers. The Venezuelan Prosecutor's Office reported Friday that it opened an investigation against Guaidó for its alleged connection with Colombian paramilitarism, while Maduro considered that the photos constitute "the mother of all scandals."
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