He is a strongman in Venezuela’s socialist government and has long been suspected of Drug lord Diosdado Cabello claimed on Wednesday night that YouTube had given his TV show an award. With the man who loves you (“Hit with a Mallet”) A plaque commemorating the YouTube channel reaching 100,000 subscribers channel.
“They sent me this shield, be destroyed, everyone! [‘scrawny ones,’ a slang term for the opposition]”, Cabello saidHe claims that YouTube management sent him a “letter of congratulations.” [him] We appreciate the channel’s content and international reach.”
“The pests cut [my channels] “They will do so whenever they can,” he continued.
Cabello “predicted” that the award would lead to the closure of her YouTube channel, claiming that long-time critics, such as Venezuelan journalist Alberto Ravel, would “push” for such an outcome.
“Next week they’re going to tear this channel down, I guarantee you,” Cabello said, “and the Lovells are going to get a hernia because they wanted me to give them the plaque without any thanks, and you’re going to see it.”
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Cabello, a former Venezuelan military officer, has held numerous high-ranking positions over the past 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Venezuela’s authoritarian socialist regime. Cabello is currently Vice-President of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and a member of the National Assembly, which the Maduro regime seized power from the Venezuelan opposition through fake elections in December 2020.
Cabello was a close ally of the late socialist dictator Hugo Chavez. Was He was one of the military officers who took part in the attempted coup that Chavez launched against the government of former President Carlos Andrés Pérez in February 1992.
U.S. authorities have long accused Cabello of being one of the key figures in the Cartel of the Suns, an intercontinental cocaine trafficking ring run by senior Venezuelan military officers and members of the Venezuelan People’s Revolutionary Party.
Experts Accused The Cartel of the Suns has been accused of waging an “asymmetric war” against the United States by smuggling cocaine into the U.S. The socialist drug cartel is believed to be allied with other drug trafficking organizations, including the Shiite jihadist group Hezbollah, Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the terrorist organization National Liberation Army (ELN).
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Indicted Cabello was indicted on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges, cocaine importation conspiracy charges, and related firearms charges in March 2020. Since then, U.S. authorities have levied a $10 million fine. Prize Money The Office of Foreign Assets Control has received information that may lead to the arrest and conviction of Cabello. Included In 2018 he was placed on the Specially Designated Nationals List.
El MasoCabello’s Wednesday night show, “Maduro Festival,” launched in February 2014 during the height of a wave of protests against Maduro’s regime.
The show is notorious for Cabello’s repeated insults and threats against journalists, activists, dissidents, and critics of the socialist regime. president government Official Of other countries. El Maso It is often recorded in front of socialist, military and other “VIP” guests. Socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro repetition Guest on the show.
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Cabello’s shows are broadcast locally on national television stations such as Venezuela de Télévisions and TVes, as well as through online platforms such as: YouTubeCabello and his show are well known across several social media platforms. Platform.
Cabello has appeared openly on past episodes of the show. Leaking Private conversations between journalists and politicians obtained by the socialist regime’s intelligence services in violation of Venezuela’s privacy laws and infringing on the privacy of the participants.
In 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Condemned With Cabello With the man who loves you The programme revealed the names and exact locations of a group of people who were attending the IACHR hearings held at the time.
Google state The plaques, handed out through YouTube’s Creator Awards program, are a way for the video platform to “recognize the extraordinary efforts creators put into building thriving channels and vibrant communities in a responsible way.”
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan author documenting life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter. here.
