OREANDA-NEWS Five days have passed since the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores. The countdown is running on the Telegram channel of the head of state.

The messenger account publishes photos and images of the couple daily. The pictures are accompanied by the captions "We want them back" and "it's been N days since they were abducted."

The US armed forces launched airstrikes on targets in the Venezuelan capital and across the country on January 3. President Nicolas Maduro, along with First Lady Celia Flores, was captured and taken out of the country. As a result of the attack on Venezuela, about a hundred people did not survive.

The US Department of Justice has developed a new legal opinion justifying the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The conclusion of the Ministry of Justice will indicate that the operation was legal, as it was part of law enforcement activities.