Retired General Raúl Isaías Baduel, a former Defense Minister, accused Venezuelan President Chávez of inciting insurrection in Venezuela.

Baduel claimed that President Chávez's latest moves, such as plans to introduce a new syllabus, dismantle decentralization, and develop a socialist economic plan, as well as the recent statements made by senior military officers, bear witness to the Venezuelan ruler's intentions.

Baduel stressed Chávez is pushing his intended changes to the Constitution -which were rejected by the Venezuelan people in a vote last December 2. According to Chávez's ex Defense Minister, the Venezuelan ruler has been illegally enforcing a number of regulations provided under such reform. In Baduel's view, Chávez has implemented such moves with the support of the remaining Venezuelan state's branches which, he claimed, are subordinate to the president's will.