According to People's Power Minister of Higher Education Luis Acuña, in the face of such events like the standoff on Wednesday at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), there is need for state security officers to enter the campus.

He invoked article 7 of the University Law, whereby government security officers may act to contain any occurance beyond the control of university authorities, and the involvement should not be understood as forcible entry and search of the premises.

Acuña said that he was waiting for UCV authorities to ask his opinion on the showdown.

"Since we abide by the law, we are waiting for their call. In that case, university authorities should take up responsibility for the issue or ask national authorities for help," he told state-run TV channel Venezolana de Televisión, as released by official news agency ABN.

The minister added that he was most willing to help the students who were inside the campus.