A relationship has developed between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, himself a former coup-leader, and Jamaat al Muslimeen leader and 1990 insurrectionist Yasin Abu Bakr.
AN INVESTIGATION BY CAMINI MARAJHGayelle reported that Bakr and a small entourage of his Muslimeen group, including Khalil Saif, Kala Akii Bua, Abdul Kareem Keshwar and Edmund Lecker, were guests of the Revolutionary Movement headed by Chavez, which won a recall referendum on his rule.
The group stayed at the military base hotel Circulo Fuerza Armanda in Caracas for the four-day visit which was paid for by the Venezuelan Government. Bakr was also a guest at a special ceremony for loyal military generals at which Chavez delivered the feature address.
Intelligence sources point to a Libyan connection between the two. It is understood that Bakr, who enjoys a personal friendship with Libya's Colonel Muammar Gadaffi, shuttled among Libya, Venezuela and Trinidad during the Venezuelan elections.
Chavez has been accused by opponents of receiving financial support from Libya for his presidential campaign. He is also reported to have brought in Cuban and Libyan advisers to run his security services. Libya-controlled charities funded Bakr's 1990 coup attempt.
Security sources also pointed to a Venezuelan pipeline for drugs, guns and US dollars.
