Venezuela’s post-election crisis is growing deeper, with seven people killed during clashes between the opposition and police. President-elect Nicolas Maduro has claimed that he has proof that the US embassy is financing the ongoing protests.
According to Maduro, who spoke on Venezuelan television on Tuesday, opposition candidate Henrique Capriles ought to be held responsible for the violent demonstrations now taking place in Caracas and throughout the country, which have already left sixty-one injured. He also made pointed accusations at the US as having a key role in the current instability.
“The Pentagon, the US State Department and the CIA govern the US. Here, in Venezuela, the people govern,” stated Maduro.
