The number of detainees for participation in the riots after the elections of the President of Venezuela reached 2,229 people. This was announced by the head of state Nicholas Maduro.
According to him, the detainees “caused damage to state property and arranged arson.”
Maduro added that they will be placed in a maximum regime prison Tokoron and Tokuyito.
“During the incidents using violence, 47 military and 59 police officers were injured, and two military personnel died,” the politician said.
The Chairman of the Venezuela National Electoral Council Elvis Amoroso said that the current head of state Nicholas Maduro gained 51.2% of the presidential election, ahead of the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonsels, who has 44.2% of the vote
Nicholas Maduro will hold the president’s post for the third six -year period in a row.
After the announcement of the results of the elections in the country, protests began against the re -election of Maduro.
According to the non -governmental organization “Vesaa”, from July 29, 24 people were killed during the riots.