After the US attacks on Venezuela, the government in Caracas has one nationwide state of emergency exclaimed. “President Nicolás Maduro has signed the implementation of the decree declaring a state of emergency throughout the national territory,” said a statement from the Venezuelan government carried by the Venezuelan broadcaster TeleSUR TV.
Under the state of emergency, the government can Further restrict fundamental rights, activate the armed forces and civilian militias, further tighten control over the media and public order, and prepare an armed defense.
At the same time, the government called on the population to defend themselves against “imperialist aggression” to raise. “The people of Venezuela and their Bolivarian armed forces stand ready to secure sovereignty and peace,” it said. (sda/dpa)