Immediate Mobilization Networks
Immediate Mobilization Networks (in Spanish: Fuerzas Inmediatas de Movilización) were an alleged paramilitary organization formed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to remain in control of the country if he was defeated in the 2012 presidential election.
History
Its objectives were to abort the opposition rallies before they could be prepared, detect opposition leaders, organize street protests and resistance, and control of territory.[1][opinion][better source needed]
Chávez militias have been responsible (along with the Army) for the custody of the electoral process (polling security, custody of the votes and their move to places for counting). A first contingent would be deployed in 51% of polling stations, the rest at 49%, precisely in many of the places where the opposition is strong.[1][opinion][better source needed]
Of its approximately 3,800 members, not everyone would have military targets. Some of them could be limited to monitoring the process, but other functions provided for these groups, composed of small teams of five to seven members, require violence.[2] Venezuelan Army sources said that in June they started handing out about 8,000 AK-103 to this group.[1][opinion][better source needed]
They were formed by "social intelligence teams" and "communicators in action" ("street propaganda and guerrilla internet") and of "territorial control equipment," constituted "as Rapid Action Force and Action in the street, with ability to block or enable critical road corridors, geographic areas or localities" and "defend the spaces adjacent to state institutions."[2]
Their tactics were based on Iranian Basij units whose performance was decisive in aborting the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests in 2009, and used a complex system of communication encryption.[1][opinion][better source needed]
See also
- Colectivo (Venezuela)
- La Piedrita
- Units of Battle Hugo Chávez
- Committees for the Defense of the Revolution
References
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