Venezuelan opposition leader: Government lies about Chávez's health

"A few days ago, the liars (Government officials) said that they regularly talked to the president. Now they say he cannot talk. They are playing the fool with their own people," opposition state Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski twitted with reference to both Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health status and post-surgery images released on Friday

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OCARINA ESPINOZA | EL UNIVERSAL

Friday February 15, 2013 01:48 PM

Upon the broadcasting of post-surgery images of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Friday, opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski said that the Government continues lying about the real condition of the Head of State.

Capriles claimed that previous official statements on Chávez's health condition are not consistent with the latest report. "A few days ago, the liars (Government officials) said that they regularly talked to the president. Now they say he cannot talk. They are playing the fool with their own people," the opposition leader twitted from his account.

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Translated by Jhean Cabrera

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