On 20 February Vivas tweeted “In order to neutralise criminal hordes on motorbikes, one must place nylon string or galvanised wire across the street, at a height of 1.2 metres”.
He also tweeted, “to render armoured vehicles of the dictatorship useless, Molotov cocktails should be thrown under the motor, to burn belts and hoses, they become inoperative”.
Source: http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/10391
The end result was a death of a motocyclist named Santiago Enrique Pedroza, aged 29. He was unable to see the wire while driving.
Now, the retired general has been found holded up in his home in an armed standoff against Venezuelan police.
One of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's most outspoken critics has become the latest rally cry for opposition protesters after engaging in an armed standoff with security forces Sunday.
Retired army Gen. Angel Vivas sported a flak jacket, assault rifle and handgun as he defiantly addressed dozens of neighbors from the balcony of his home in eastern Caracas.
"I'm not going to surrender," the 57-year-old Vivas yelled to a crowd of cheering followers.
Supporters rushed to Vivas' defense after he announced to his 100,000-plus followers on Twitter that a group of "Cuban and Venezuelan henchmen" had come looking for him. The officers withdrew after the crowd built barricades outside Vivas' house. Vivas' lawyer said they didn't have an arrest order.
More here: http://news.yahoo.com/ex-venezuelan-general-armed-standoff-home-004442943.html
If Viva's lawyer says he does not have a warrant, how come the Venezuelan government has issued one?
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