The number two of the Chavista regime, Diosdado Cabello, publicly threatened an attack against Voz Media's senior editor, Orlando Avendaño

The Venezuelan dictatorship's Minister of the Interior Diosdado Cabello publicly threatened on Wednesday night to attack the senior editor of VOZ, Orlando Avendaño, during an address on his program "Con el Mazo Dando." In this program, the number two of Chavismo directly targeted the journalist saying, "Listen, Orlando Avendaño, you can be sacrificed." Similarly, Cabello threatened Venezuelan political dissidents in Spain, Panama, and Colombia.

In response, the senior editor of VOZ publicly denounced, through his X account, the threat of the number two of the socialist dictatorship "I warn without naivety or alarmism: Diosdado Cabello is threatening to attempt my life. He also says there are plans to attempt against dissidents who are in Madrid, Panama, or Colombia," Avendaño wrote.

For its part, Voz Media stated on its X account that it rejected Cabello's public threats, expressing its total solidarity with the journalist. "We strongly condemn the recent threats made by representatives of the Nicolás Maduro regime, including Diosdado Cabello, against our journalist @OrlvndoA. As an American media company committed to the principles of free press and democracy, we will take all necessary measures to ensure the protection, safety, and integrity of our employees. Intimidation and censorship have no place in journalism. We stand firmly with our team and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to reporting the truth," VOZ said.

Avendaño was threatened just days after political activist Yendri Velásquez and political analyst Luis Peche—both Venezuelans—were attacked in the city of Bogotá where they were shot ten times, leaving both badly wounded. This represents another case of transnational repression by the Chavista regime, as it happened in Chile with the former lieutenant of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, Ronald Ojeda.

The Fundación Disenso condemned Cabello's threats and said that "we are counting the days for the drug lord to get on a boat and suffer the same fate as his employees in the Caribbean.”