People live in feat in Venezuela under the Maduro Regime

The President of the Venezuela Chamber of Commerce, Jorge Roig fears for his life due to the constant threats he receives from the Maduro regime.  Like many Venezuelans, he is afraid to be imprisoned for expressing his disagreement with Maduro.According to Roig, a business closes every day because the government controls the businesses' purchasing and manufacturing funds.  Maduro consistently states that the Venezuelan private sector is waging an economic war against the government. In Roig’s view, the only thing happening in Venezuela is corruption and scandals that involve high-level government officials, such as the recent case with the Andorra Bank.

In addition to its hyper corruption and impunity, the government violates Venezuelans rights to protest and speak freely. The incarceration of the Caracas Mayor, Antonio Ledezma, and the constant threats and harassment former Assembly Woman Maria Corina Machado receives from this regime are the most recent cases of Maduro’s arbitrary and undemocratic actions. In addition, after a year, political leader Leopoldo Lopez and Mayor Ceballos are still in prison and victims of this dictatorial government Finally, our Venezuelan heroes, our students, are paying a very high price, living in subhuman conditions in jails, for protesting.

The Venezuelan people feel the same fear and frustration that Mr. Roig expresses. Venezuela's judicial system is controlled by a regime that lacks respect for the Democratic process, the Law, and the Citizens of Venezuela. These feelings have created chaos and economic instability in the country and the Venezuelan people are drowning in despair.