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The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguezhas dismissed this Tuesday the general in charge of the security guard Nicolas Maduro, Javier Marcano Tabatadesignating instead General Gustavo González López as commander of the Presidential Honor Guard and head of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).
The appointment was reported in a message on Telegram by the Minister of Communication, Freddy Ñáñez, who has indicated that Rodríguez “expressed his recognition” to the soldier Marcano Tábata for “the dedication and loyalty demonstrated during the exercise of his duties.”
Likewise, the minister added, the president in charge has ratified her confidence in the “career and vocation for service” of González López, who He was Minister of the Interior and Justice between 2015 and 2016, and director of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) between April 2019 and October 2024.
“These designations They are part of the dynamics of institutional strengthening and continuityaimed at guaranteeing peace, the security of the people and the full validity of the Constitution of the Republic,” added Ñáñez.
Rodríguez was sworn in on Monday before the National Assembly (AN, Parliament), following an order from the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), as president in charge of Venezuela, after the capture, last Saturday, of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during the US attacks in the country.
This is one of her first decisions as interim president. He has also named Calixto Ortega, former president of the Central Bank, as vice president of Economy.
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González López, who has been sanctioned by the United States and the EU along with at least half a dozen other high-ranking officials for rights violations and corruption, served as Director of Intelligence of Venezuela until mid-2024when he was replaced by Maduro in a reorganization of his cabinet and security team.
Later that year, he began working with Delcy Rodríguez as head of strategic affairs and control at the state oil company PDVSA.
It was considered close to Diosdado Cabello, who controls the security forces, But it was not clear whether his appointment was a gesture of support from Rodríguez to this soldier considered the strong man of the ruling party or, on the contrary, a sign of rupture.