Venezuelan supreme court attacked by police helicopter

According to the Venezuelan President, Maduro, a police helicopter dropped two grenades on the nation’s Supreme Court which failed to detonate.

Local media suggested a former police intelligence officer had carried out the attack. This upsurge of civil disobedience comes at a time when the Venezuelan government is accused by the opposition of corruption and authoritarianism.

The pilot of the helicopter is reported to be a man called Oscar Perez, a former captain in the CICPC, the Venezuelan intelligence and investigative body. In a video released yesterday evening, he spoke to the public saying, “Venezuelans, dear brothers, we talk to you on behalf of the State. We are a coalition of military, police and civilians in search of an equilibrium and against this transitory criminal government. We have two choices; be judged tomorrow by our conscience and the people or begin today to free ourselves from this corrupt government”. He further said he pledges his allegiance only to the truth and Christ.

Presently, there are videos circulating on social media of a man, piloting a helicopter while holding a banner which have on it an inscription which reads “liberty. Article 350”. This is in reference to a part of the Venezuelan constitution which says that, a citizen is free to indulge in civil disobedience if they think the government is not acting democratically as it is supposed to.

This incident took place just hours after Maduro declared that he and his supporters are ready to take up arms against any individual who dares to stand in their way.

Later on after the attack, the Venezuelan president called on his follows to keep on with the fight should in case anything happens to him.