The story behind the first photo of Maduro after his detention revealed: His son explains the behind-the-scenes

Nicolas Maduro Guerra, the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is stated to have been detained following the US military intervention on January 3, has explained the process regarding the first photo of his father released after his detention.

Maduro Guerra, known by the nickname "Nicolasito," stated in a post on his X account that the photo was taken one day after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in Venezuela on June 24.

According to Guerra, the person who took the photo stated that Maduro was watching the developments on television at the time and was very distressed due to the earthquakes. Guerra noted that his father called his family several times that same day using his permitted phone access and specifically asked about the situation in La Guaira.

THE PROCESS OF THE PHOTO REACHING THE FAMILY

Regarding the moment the photo was taken, Maduro Guerra stated that the person who took the photo insisted to Maduro, saying, "Please come, you can send this photo later." According to Guerra, Maduro allowed the photo to be taken, thinking that one day it could send a message that "he is well, standing strong, and resisting."

Guerra said that the printed photos were given to Maduro, and that Maduro sent these photos by mail on July 13. Stating that the photos reached an address in the US on August 25, Guerra expressed that after seeing the images as a family, they tried to decide with what message the photo would be announced to the public.

Maduro Guerra noted that they requested a message from his father to be published along with the photo, that Maduro called on Friday night, August 28, to dictate the message, and that the photo and message were published on Sunday, August 30.

Guerra said they would continue the struggle for Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to regain their freedom as soon as possible. It had been reported that 6 thousand 509 people lost their lives in the two major earthquakes that occurred in Venezuela on June 24.

On January 3, explosions and aircraft sounds were heard in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, and the Venezuelan administration accused the US of carrying out attacks on civilian and military facilities. US President Donald Trump had announced that Maduro and his wife had been taken out of the country.

The then-US Attorney General Pam Bondi had announced that a criminal complaint had been filed against Maduro and Flores in the US; and that charges of "narcoterrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the US" had been brought against Maduro.