Overview
- Speaking on Argentine radio, the Venezuelan broadcaster described kidnappings, extortion and a strip search by security forces, alleging the Guardia Nacional abducted her mother and demanded money for her release.
- Castro recounted detentions and torture of classmates during student protests, said medical care was withheld over political loyalty, and recalled an uncle’s death after hours without a hospital bed.
- She said she felt justified celebrating Maduro’s reported arrest and asked others to respect Venezuelans’ relief, noting that people in Venezuela fear punishment for expressing joy.
- Her remarks referenced reports that a U.S. operation detained Maduro and that the Cuartel de la Montaña was struck, framing the moment as a bitter form of justice from her perspective.
- Argentine singer Oriana Sabatini publicly backed Castro, urging people to hear her testimony and to defend Venezuelans’ right to express relief, while some figures cited by Castro were presented as her claims without independent verification in these reports.