Venezuela opposition: Chavez secrecy feeds rumors

January 03, 2013 00:46

Venezuela's opposition today once again criticised the secrecy surrounding the condition of President Hugo Chavez more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba. Opposition coalition leader Ramon Guillermo Aveledo said at a news conference that the information provided by government officials 'continues to be insufficient'.

Chavez has not been seen or heard from since the December 11 surgery with Vice-President Nicolas Maduro yesterday saying that the president's condition remained 'delicate' due to complications arising from a respiratory infection. Maduro also urged Venezuelans to ignore rumours about Chavez's condition. Aveledo said the opposition has been respectful during Chavez's illness but that "the secrecy is the source of the rumours".

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