The first Venezuelan politician to denounce Nicolas Maduro and switch his allegiance to Juan Guaido has said the government is presiding over a "genocide", adding that 14 other politicians are ready to follow his lead.
Fernando Orozco Cassiani caused shockwaves in Venezuela on Wednesday by announcing during the parliamentary session that he could no longer support Mr Maduro.
“This is a genocide,” he told The Daily Telegraph, in his first interview since defecting. “And I was part of it. I contributed to something which was so terrible; I helped build it. The damage we did to Venezuela was awful.
“When I pledged my allegiance to Juan Guaido, I felt relief. After months of anxiety, and three nights…