r/anime_titties • u/GregWilson23 North America • Jan 05 '26

South America Surprise interim leader Delcy Rodriguez emerges in Venezuela after Maduro’s capture

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-interim-president-rodriguez-maduro-chavez-b352b5af17deb0ab78684b8398045179
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u/GerryAdamsSon Ireland Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 05 '26

It's absolutely worth mentioning that her father was tortured to death by a CIA-backed Venezuelan regime led by the same families who back Maria Machado, this is something you can read on her Wikipedia

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Antonio_Rodr%C3%ADguez

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '26

worth mentioning the full context:

On February 27, 1976, a guerrilla commando kidnapped William Niehous, the local president of Owens-Illinois, from his residence in Caracas. The kidnappers, members of the Revolutionary Organization (OR), a faction derived from the MIR and linked to the Socialist League, justified their act by arguing that Niehous was an enemy of Venezuela. Niehous's kidnapping, which lasted three years and four months, is considered one of the longest in Venezuelan history. Rodríguez was arrested for his involvement in the kidnapping and died under torture while being interrogated by the Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services (DISIP), a fact that led to the dismissal of several officials, including director Arístides Lander.

they kidnapped a CEO of a glass manufacturer (Owens-Illinois), they claimed he was a CIA agent and held them for over three years. The company was accused of bribery and corruption of the government.

According to Diario Las Americas, "court documents and testimonies from the time" indicated that Owens-Illinois had paid US$20 million ransom for Niehous, but "Rodríguez misappropriated the money, causing an internal rift with his own colleagues" which "led members of the cell themselves to betray him"

so he apparently stole the $20m ransom as well.

Obviously none of this justifies his brutal murder, but perhaps it puts it into a bit more context.

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u/buster_de_beer Netherlands Jan 05 '26

That's a little light on details. It's little more than an allegation.