San Salvador, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Social and political organizations in El Salvador are demanding the release of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are being held in the United States.

Representatives of veterans’ groups, those disabled in the armed conflict of the 1980s, and political parties such as the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) expressed their rejection of the United States’ aggression against the people of Simon Bolivar.

At the base of the monument to the Latin American hero in this capital, several speakers condemned the “gunboat policy” characteristic of the Monroe Doctrine, which President Donald Trump is reviving in its aggressive version against the Americas.

The participants also paid tribute to the 32 Cubans and more than 80 Venezuelans who lost their lives on January 3 in defense of Venezuela and its president.

Carlos Martinez, a sectoral leader of the FMLN in this capital, strongly condemned the fascist aggression: “Maduro faces an illegal trial in the heart of the empire, a trial that violates international law and the sovereignty of Venezuela,” the activist emphasized.

Other speakers paid tribute to the 32 Cuban internationalists who gave their lives heroically resisting the aggression of U.S. forces.

The Cuba Chapter of the Schafik Handal Center for Studies also joined in the condemnation and tribute, expressing its solidarity with the Cuban people and authorities on the occasion of the funerals of the Cuban heroes who fell in Venezuela.

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