[Breitbart] A sergeant in the Venezuelan Armed Forces has released a video calling for his fellow soldiers to rise up against dictator Nicolás Maduro and reject orders to attack unarmed civilians, the latest indication that Maduro is losing the support of the military amid a wave of violent crackdowns on dissidents. First Sergeant Giomar Alexander Flores Ortiz identifies himself with his legal military number in the video before accusing Maduro’s socialist government of being an "illegitimate president" and telling soldiers to "not follow the abusive and unconstitutional orders that our superior give us."
"I consider myself a rightful soldier regarding upholding my duties, with strong values and professional ethics," he said in the video. "I always stick to the rules and regulations of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela."
"In the fulfillment of this function I am at the exclusive service of the country, with absolutely no political partisanship," he asserts. "I hereby ratify my rejection of Nicolás Maduro Moros as an illegitimate president of the republic and I do not accept his dictatorial regime, which does not respect the Constitution and instead defies its principles and disregards human rights."
"My call is to you, my dear comrades in arms. ... We must respect the laws and be on the side of the people, and turn our backs on the tyrant that has so harmed the country. We cannot fear him. We must fulfill our duty to defend our nation against the abhorrent actions committed by these immoral and corrupt officials," he says.
(Video at the link)