Activists who have been living inside the building adjusted to the latest challenge in their month-long occupation of the embassy.
Supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaidó sit at the back of the Venezuelan Embassy on Saturday to block members of Code Pink and other activists who support President Nicolás Maduro from entering the embassy. By Marissa J. Lang Marissa J. Lang Local reporter focused on D.C. area news Email Bio Follow May 9 at 1:55 PM The sun had just dipped below the horizon Wednesday evening when the lights flicked off inside the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington.
Organizers with Code Pink, a left-wing organization known for its theatrical and provocative protests, said the utility bills had been paid in full by the Maduro-led Venezuelan government. — Marissa J. Lang May 9, 2019 Pepco declined to comment on why the electricity was turned off, saying it doesn’t comment on individual properties or customers.
Ten protesters have been arrested over the past week, according to the Secret Service. Most have been charged with simple assault or throwing “missiles” — in many cases, a reference to food that activists have been trying to launch past police barricades and the raised hands of pro-Guaidó demonstrators.[‘We’re not going to leave’: Three arrested, activists face dwindling supplies on Day 3 of Venezuelan Embassy protests in D.C.
Protesters said Code Pink supporters pushed a pregnant woman participating in a human chain around the embassy — to keep deliveries of food from reaching its doors — and attacked a 58-year-old demonstrator in a confrontation. Meanwhile, Guaidó supporters outside have said they were moved to sit vigil after learning no Venezuelan nationals were left inside. The last group of Maduro-appointed diplomats left the embassy last month when their visas expired.
Watching the embassy go dark Wednesday buoyed their hopes that the group might choose to leave sooner rather than later. But Benjamin said demonstrators were “committed” to staying — with or without electricity.
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