AP Exclusive: Troops that defied Maduro have fled Venezuela

Due to security concerns, lieutenant colonels Illich Snchez and Rafael Soto wouldn't reveal their location, or say exactly when or how they left Venezuela. 'We want to clarify to all of the Venezuelan people that the decision taken April 30 was in fulfillment of the constitution, the republic's laws and our democratic institutions,' Snchez said in a handwritten missive sent to the AP confirming that he and the other 16 troops had all safely left the country. The previously untold story of how Snchez and Soto managed to dupe their superiors and plot a revolt against Maduro underscores how discontent ' and fear ' has been running high inside Venezuela's barracks even as the embattled leader clings to power amid punishing U.S. sanctions imposed after a presidential election last year many say was fraudulent.
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