Colombia: Police Arrests Mercenaries Linked To Gedeon Operation

[Judi Lynn]

During two years Venezuela offered precise information regarding the terrorists plans yet Colombia´s authorities "never lifted a finger. | Photo: Twitter/ @latablog

Published 3 September 2020 (8 hours 56 minutes ago)

Although the mercenaries that carried out the failed coup were summoned by Juan Guaidó to go to Colombia and receive training there, Colombia's government argues that the citizens "were creating deserters military groups in Colombia to destabilize different institutions in the country."

Colombian authorities announced on Thursday the capture of four Venezuelans directly involved in the failed coup plot, dubbed "Operation Gedeon," against President Nicolás Maduro. At the same time, Colombia's President Iván Duque tried to put a spin on the announcement by saying Maduro's government allegedly financed them. This to distort the evidence presented by Venezuela on Colombia's role in the coup attempt.

Following the pronouncement, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced Duque's statement arguing that during two years, Venezuela offered precise information regarding the terrorist's plan. Yet, Colombia's authorities "never lifted a finger."

Furthermore, "the Colombian intelligence authorities courteously accompanied their partner Cliver Alcalá to the US VIP plane and sent him away with hugs. Today they request him to face justice, next to the American mercenary Jordan Goudreau," Arreaza explained.

On the other hand, the head of Colombia's Police, Óscar Atheortúa, reported that during an operation named Santa Ana, four criminals were captured in the national territory. Moreover, "their capture is related to the participation and the conformation of Venezuelan Military groups in Colombian territory with the purpose of training for illicit activities," Atheortúa said.

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