(13.02.2014) Mr. Maduro ordered the arrest of an opposition leader and a former military chief as he claimed “fascist” forces financed from the United States were plotting against his government.

He claimed the civil unrest was part of a plan by “far Right” opponents “to bring us to a dog fight, set our people at war, one against another” adding: “There will be no coup d’etat in Venezuela, you can rest assured.”