Guaidó illegally names Leopoldo Castillo as "president" of his commission for the "restructuring" of TeleSUR

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Castillo, among other positions, was the Venezuelan ambassador to El Salvador in 1980 and actively participated in the 'Operation Centauro', a "plan for the physical elimination of a group of religious in that country."

 

The opposition deputy Juan Guaidó, self-proclaimed "mandator in charge" of Venezuela and who heads a directive parallel to the official in the National Assembly (AN-Parliament) of the South American country, appointed Wednesday Leopoldo Castillo as "president" of the Commission for the TeleSUR restructuring, following threats of intervention to the multi-state channel.

In an act held on Wednesday, Guaidó also announced the appointment of Larissa Patiño, as coordinator of that commission.

With these designations, Guaidó advances in its threats against TeleSUR, a channel he accuses of being "used to promote the destabilization of the region, support terrorist groups, attack democracy, lie about Venezuela and defend the dictatorship of (Nicolás) Maduro ".

From TeleSur, which in addition to the Venezuelan State, has among its shareholders Nicaragua, Cuba, Uruguay, Ecuador and Bolivia, they have responded to the deputy describing the appointment as "illegal", since the legislator lacks "legal power" for this action.

Who are Castillo and Patiño?
Castillo, a Venezuelan television lawyer and lawyer, is currently based in Miami, USA.

However, TeleSUR also remembers that Castillo served as Venezuelan ambassador to El Salvador in 1980 and actively participated in the 'Operation Centauro', a "plan for the physical elimination of a group of religious in that country," so the communicator It is known among certain sectors on the left with the nickname 'El Matacuras'.

Meanwhile, Patiño is a former opinion manager of the opposition channel RCTV, which came out of the open signal in Venezuela in 2007.

Previously, in a statement, TeleSUR mentioned that the television "is once again threatened" by those who want to "kidnap it", and "cut off" the communication platform "in the name of freedom of expression."

They noted that with these actions "they intend to return to the times of silence and the invisibility of those who claim their rights and fight for a better world."