An Interview with Maduro's Son: "We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father"

Wichtige Entwicklungen prägen das Weltgeschehen. Bild vergrößern Nicolás Maduro's son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, in 2024: "Of course I worry. " Foto: Alejandro Cegarra / The New York Times / Redux / laif An Interview with Maduro's Son "We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father" Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the imprisoned Venezuelan strongman, speaks to a Western media outlet for the first time about his father's mistakes and his own underestimation of US power. Interview Conducted by Marian Blasberg 20.

19 Uhr Zur Merkliste hinzufügen X. com Facebook E-Mail Link kopieren Weitere Optionen zum Teilen X. com Facebook E-Mail Messenger WhatsApp Link kopieren Sie können den Artikel leider nicht mehr aufrufen.

Die Einzelheiten

Der Link, der Ihnen geschickt wurde, ist entweder älter als 30 Tage oder der Artikel wurde bereits 10 Mal geöffnet. In the early morning of January 3, the US abducted Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. Some 150 helicopters and aircraft bombarded the capital city of Caracas, while elite units stormed the Fuerte Tiuna military complex, overpowered Maduro and flew him, along with his wife Cilia Flores, to New York's Metropolitan Detention Center.

The two have been in pre-trial detention there ever since. US authorities have charged them with drug trafficking and terrorism. Nicolás Maduro Guerra, 35, Maduro's only son, is also included in the indictment.

Nicolasito, as Venezuelans call him, was long touted as the "príncipe," the heir apparent to a father who in recent years had clung to power above all through rigged elections and a repressive crackdown on the opposition. At a time when millions of people were fleeing poverty in the most oil-rich country on earth, Maduro Guerra was preparing for his future role as a member of the National Assembly. Now it looks as though he will have to change directions.

Was Experten sagen

He has decided to speak to a Western news outlet in an effort to defend his father. How do you approach a representative of this regime, which has completely sealed itself off in recent years? What questions can you ask without endangering your own safety in a country with a notorious intelligence service?

Maduro Guerra receives visitors in Caracas on the eighth floor of an office tower, in whose hallways grim-faced security men stand watch. The view through the window looks out onto La Carlota military airport, where American bombs struck on January 3. In front of it stands a leather couch.

Maduro Guerra, who is not as tall as his father but of similarly sturdy build, smiles as he asks: Would you like to sit next to me, or do you prefer something more formal? And so, this mutual attempt at rapprochement begins on the sofa, with almost no distance between us. DER SPIEGEL: Señor Maduro, how are you doing?

Die Entwicklung hat international große Aufmerksamkeit erregt; diplomatische Kreise verfolgen sie genau.