Maduro accuses Colombia of trying to dismantle Venezuelan aviation

Caracas, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) A new complaint today weighs on the government of Colombian President Iván Duque, after Nicolás Maduro, accused him of trying to dismantle Venezuelan aviation.

During the act of greeting at the end of the year to members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), the Venezuelan head of state denounced that from Colombia it is intended to dismantle military aviation, to weaken the country's defense capacity.

'It is Colombia, the Military Intelligence of Colombia that is behind our missiles and our defense system, to steal it, to dismantle it and so that Venezuela does not have Air Defense,' Maduro said.

The Venezuelan president called on the commander of the Comprehensive Aerospace Defense Command (Codai), Juan Teixeira, to reinforce all protection measures and urged the commanders to coordinate with the Popular Power, the Popular Integral Defense Units and take their protection, surveillance and assurance measures for all units.

'We have dismantled more than 60 attempts to steal our missiles and, strategic material of the Air Defense, which are of Russian technology. A week ago we had dismantled a terrorist nucleus financed from Colombia, 'he recalled.

He explained that this group was led by two deputies of the National Assembly in contempt and the Popular Will party, who intended with a group of defending police officers to attack several military units, 'to seek blood, death, violence before December 24 , to blood the Christmas of Venezuela. '

He said hundreds of officers have reported calls and messages from Colombia to deliver military secrets, as well as to extract strategic material, which is why it was aimed at strengthening the protection of the nation's anti-aircraft defense system.