Bladimir Humberto Lugo Armas was born on 18 November 1968 and is a brigadier general of the Venezuelan National Guard.
13 Facts About Bladimir Lugo
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In light of human rights abuses against journalists, Venezuelan opposition politicians, and political opponents of Maduro, Lugo is currently subject to international sanctions from countries including the United States, Canada, and Panama.
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Bladimir Lugo has served in the Venezuelan National Guard for two decades.
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In 2004, according to Gaceta Oficial No 38042, Bladimir Lugo was appointed to the Investigative Council.
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Venezuelan banker Eligio Cedeno accused Bladimir Lugo of being involved in the kidnapping of the Faddoul brothers in 2006, who were later found dead along with Cedeno's driver, and the kidnapping of Cedeno's daughter in 2005.
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Images were published showing Bladimir Lugo snapping his hand in the face of National Assembly speaker Julio Borges and later forcibly pushing the speaker through a door.
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Two days later on 29 June 2017, Bladimir Lugo was promoted by President Maduro and was granted the Order of the Presidential Guard Cross and the Medal of Honor of Merit under the banner of the National Guard.
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Bladimir Lugo was the commander of the unit that guarded the National Assembly when there were attacks against deputies and other people with the help of the National Guard on 5 July 2017.
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On 16 July 2017, during the national referendum, Bladimir Lugo was in charge of the security of the voting center near the El Carmen church in Caracas.
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On 21 January 2018, journalist Nelson Bocaranda reported that Bladimir Lugo had been in charge of moving the body of Oscar Perez to the Cementerio del Este burial site in Caracas, and accuses him of being the one to close access to prevent the entry of relatives and other people to the site.
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Bladimir Lugo had the journalists wait for over an hour at the corner of San Francisco before finally deciding that they would not have access.
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Tinedo Guia, the president of the National Association of Journalists, rejected the continuous violence towards journalists carried out by National Guardsmen commanded by Bladimir Lugo, declaring him persona non grata.
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Bladimir Lugo's role is to provide security for the Federal Legislative Palace, which houses the pro-opposition National Assembly and the pro-government National Constituent Assembly.