Nicolás Maduro’s son acknowledged that there were “excesses” during the regime and stated that “Chavismo has to ask for forgiveness”

“It is true that there have been difficult moments, mistakes that we have made and excesses for which, as Chavismo, we must apologize. The responsibility of taking the first step falls on us,” said Nicolás Maduro Guerra, in an interview with the German weekly The mirror .

Given the strangeness generated by his response, the deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly mentioned as an example of the excesses in question “the actions of the police and justice, which has not always guaranteed fair processes”, as well as “the right to defense.” “It’s a very serious matter,” he insisted.

The leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela He also indicated that his father, who is awaiting trial in which he will face charges for drug trafficking and narcoterrorism After being captured in a military operation in Caracas on January 3, he calls by phone “every day around seven in the afternoon.”

Asked about the days he has been in prison, Maduro Guerra said that the former president spends his time “reading the Bible and learning some English”. Despite this, he expressed his concern.

“Of course I’m worried, especially about his health.. My father has always eaten very healthy: lots of vegetables, little sugar. Now he consumes mainly carbohydrateshighly processed foods and too much salt,” he commented.

Meanwhile, he stressed that when they have a telephone conversation, his father “tries to convey the feeling that he is strong” and, according to what he said, he tells him that “you have to look forward” and asks him to “not let anyone take away your happiness.”

The president captured along with his wife, Cilia Floresit was declared “not guilty” of accusations that include conspiracy to narcoterrorism and cocaine importation. On March 26, he attended the second hearing of the procedure held in the Southern District Court of New York. As he told Clarionthe day lasted just over an hour and ended without decisions.