Murder of Ronald Ojeda: the intelligence operation of the Venezuelan extreme right in Chile

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It is not unreasonable to consider a “quadruple collaboration”, that is, the possible connection between Iván Simonovis (CIA), the Venezuelan extreme right in the United States and Chile and the Aragua Train.

The night of Ronald Ojeda’s kidnapping, CIA agent Iván Simonovis, resident in the United States, launched unfounded accusations about his whereabouts, even stating that he was already in Caracas, Venezuela, implicating the government of Nicolás Maduro. These statements, lacking evidence, were spread by the Chilean right on all social networks. The traditional media amplified these statements, generating a climate of misinformation throughout the country. For two consecutive days, the Chilean population was exposed to these falsehoods without any counterweight. The official media, television, newspapers and radio amplified Simonovis’ words, practically all Chileans spent a week on national television listening to the disinformation of an agent of a foreign State.

Who is Simonovis?

In November 2004, he was arrested and charged for his participation in the Llaguno Bridge terrorist acts that occurred on April 11, 2002, within the framework of the coup d’état against President Hugo Chávez. At that time, Simonovis held the position of Secretary of Citizen Security of the Capital District. Once his sentence for these acts was completed, in 2019, the CIA recruited him and appointed him as Chief of Security for the self-proclaimed Juan Guaidó. He is currently based in Miami and from there, from time to time, he plans actions against Venezuela.

The plot is revealed

Ronald Ojeda was demoted for treason by the Venezuelan government due to his participation in “Operation White Bracelet,” a plot to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. Ojeda, accused of terrorism and treason, escaped from prison in 2017 and received asylum in Chile.

The former military man was a very active man in his decision to continue generating destabilizing plans against the government of Venezuela. He carried out protest actions in front of La Moneda trying to appear as a persecuted politician. This presumably led him to relate to Venezuelan gangs linked to drug trafficking in Chile, which have broken into the national territory, a product of the policy of the right-wing government of Sebastián Piñera, which was to completely open the borders for migrants linked to serious crimes in Chile. their countries.

In the early hours of February 21, Ronald Ojeda was forcibly removed from his apartment located in the commune of Independencia, in the Metropolitan Region, by unknown persons, who introduced themselves as officials of the Investigative Police (PDI), and took him away tied up. and without clothes, which was recorded on the security cameras of the building where he lived.

Some of the individuals who directly participated in the “detention” of Ojeda clearly had greater support from subjects and logistics to carry out the crime. We are talking about a group of individuals mandated to retain the former soldier. It is very likely that Ronald Ojeda was murdered on the same day of the kidnapping, since there was never any intention to collect any type of ransom. The Department of Criminal Medicine (Demecri) indicated that the approximate death would be between 7 and 10 days, which coincides with the date of the kidnapping.

But who is behind the kidnapping?

The discovery of the remains of Ronald Ojeda clears up the plot repeatedly fueled by the Chilean and Venezuelan right. On the afternoon of Thursday, March 1, 2024, the Investigative Police (PDI) carried out a raid in the commune of Maipú, Metropolitan Region. The operation took place in a land occupation located between Camino a Melipilla and Avenida Pajaritos, where the PDI tactical teams deployed their actions.

Ronald Ojeda’s body was found buried in a suitcase at a depth of 1.4 meters, covered with cement. After exhaustive joint work led by the PDI and the Public Ministry, his identity was confirmed. The body was hidden under cement blocks, which were removed with the help of a backhoe machine. During the operation, a 17-year-old Venezuelan citizen was arrested for his alleged participation in the kidnapping and murder of Ojeda, while two accomplices are at large.

A plausible hypothesis suggests that information about the kidnapping may have reached almost simultaneously Ivan Simonovis from the kidnappers themselves, instead of coming from Ojeda’s associates. This could have been part of an elaborate setup aimed at accusing the intelligence forces of the Maduro government, where Ronald Ojeda would have become a problem, although it is still not clear why it was necessary to urgently get him out of the way, but it is clearly evident a settling of accounts where criminal gangs and the Venezuelan extreme right are involved.

The links between Juan Guaidó, his security chief Iván Simonovis and drug trafficking gangs are well known. During the attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro from the border area of ​​Cúcuta, Guaidó received support from Colombian drug traffickers known as “Los Rastrojos”, who facilitated his passage across the border with Colombia. In that meeting, Guaidó was photographed with drug trafficking boss Albeiro Lobo Quintero, alias “Brother,” and his lieutenant “Jhon” Jairo Durán, alias “Menor.” Here is some key information: this gang maintains alliances with another gang known to Chileans, the “Tren de Aragua”, this in the border areas between Colombia and Venezuela.

The Aragua Train has been the criminal organization that has expanded the most in Chilean territory and that maintains a close relationship with Venezuelan far-right groups.

It is not unreasonable to consider a “quadruple collaboration”, that is, the possible connection between Iván Simonovis (CIA), the Venezuelan extreme right in the United States and Chile and the Aragua Train.

There is an international crime network on the continent that operates as an instrument of destabilization of popular Latin American governments that challenge the hegemony of the United States.

By Jorge Galvez

Source: Rebellion