Venezuelan intelligence forces detain chief of staff of opposition leader Juan Guaidó
By Mariana Zuñiga and Anthony Faiola Anthony Faiola Correspondent covering Latin America, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, human rights, poverty, globalization and economics Email Bio Follow March 21 at 9:36 AM CARACAS, Venezuela — The chief of staff of opposition leader Juan Guaidó was detained in a pre-dawn raid on his home by Venezuela’s intelligence forces, igniting a new flash point in the U.S.-backed effort to drive President Nicolás Maduro from office.
“The United States condemns raids by Maduro’s security services and detention of Roberto Marrero, Chief of Staff to Interim President @jguaido. We call for his immediate release. We will hold accountable those involved,” tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. A voice message sent by Marrero as the raid on his house was underway circulated on social media. “In this moment, the SEBIN are in my house,” he said. “They sadly came for me. Keep fighting. Don’t stop. Please take care of the president. And let it be what God wants. God bless you. The Venezuelan people should not stop because of this. We have to understand that the one who gets tired loses.”
In addition to serving as Guaidó’s chief of staff, Marrero was the longtime lawyer of opposition leader Leopoldo López, Guaidó’s mentor who was arrested in 2014 and remains under house arrest.
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